Implementation of a 24-hour infection diagnosis protocol in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (CICU)

In brief

This quality improvement study implemented a 24-hour infection diagnosis protocol in a pediatric cardiac ICU to reduce unnecessary antibiotic exposure. The protocol successfully discontinued antibiotics within 24 hours in 66% of cases, with a trend toward reduced overall antibiotic utilization from 36.6% to 32.6%.

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