Megan E Collins, Matt Hall, Samir S Shah, Matthew J Molloy, Paul L Aronson, Jillian M Cotter, Michael J Steiner, Elisha McCoy, Michael J Tchou, John R Stephens, Jessica L Markham
BACKGROUND: Phlebotomy for hospitalized children has consequences (e.g., pain, iatrogenic anemia), and unnecessary testing is a modifiable source of waste in healthcare. Days without blood draws or phlebotomy-free days (PFDs) has the potential to serve as a hospital quality measure. OBJECTIVE: To describe: (1) the frequency of PFDs in children hospitalized with common infections and (2) the association of PFDs with clinical outcomes. DESIGN, SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS: We performed a cross-sectional study of children hospitalized 2018-2019 with common infections at 38 hospitals using the Pediatric Health Information System database...
February 13, 2024: Journal of Hospital Medicine: An Official Publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine