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First received: August 03, 2023

Clinical Trial: Diagnostic Stewardship for Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: RECRUITING

Condition: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Diagnostic Stewardship for Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: A Pragmatic Cluster-randomized Crossover Trial of a Hybrid Order-review and Laboratory Reporting Intervention

Brief Summary: The goal of this pragmatic cluster-randomized crossover trial is to test if less unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed when the lab reports respiratory culture test results in a specific way for patients who have respiratory cultures obtained, but do not meet clinical criteria for ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP).The main question it aims to answer is: Does a modified culture reporting intervention reduce unnecessary antibiotics for ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU)?Researchers will…

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