The goal of this quasi-experimental interventional study is to determine the effectiveness of a multifaceted stewardship intervention in reducing overall vancomycin use in five tertiary care Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU). There are two groups of subjects in this study: PICU clinicians/sepsis stakeholders and patients admitted to one of the participating PICUs during the study period. The intervention will at a minimum include: * Implementation of a clinical guideline indicating when vancomycin should and should not be used * Unit-level feedback on overall vancomycin use within and across centers * Clinician education.
Sepsis, Sepsis Mrsa, Sepsis Bacteremia, Antimicrobial - Induced Nephropathy, Sepsis, Severe, Septic Shock, Septic Syndrome
The goal of this quasi-experimental interventional study is to determine the effectiveness of a multifaceted stewardship intervention in reducing overall vancomycin use in five tertiary care Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU). There are two groups of subjects in this study: PICU clinicians/sepsis stakeholders and patients admitted to one of the participating PICUs during the study period. The intervention will at a minimum include: * Implementation of a clinical guideline indicating when vancomycin should and should not be used * Unit-level feedback on overall vancomycin use within and across centers * Clinician education.
Reducing Empiric VAncomycin Use in Pediatric Suspected Sepsis
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
St. Louis Children's Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19146
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,
Kathleen Chiotos, MD, MSCE, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, children's hospital of philadelphia
2026-01