Health Condition 1: C00-D49- Neoplasms
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: education: Specific education regarding febrile neutropenia and importance of antibiotics at first discharge
This will be done for duration of 1 PDSA cycle and if found to be impactful
Sponsors
Kasturba Medical College
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All pediatric patients (1-18 years) diagnosed with malignancy on intensive chemotherapy who have documented fever and are residing within a 5km radius of the hospital, and are currently not hospitalized
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pediatric patients with cancer , not on intensive chemotherapy and has documented fever and reside outside a radius of 5 km from the hospital AND patients who are undergoing intensive chemotherapy but are admitted when fever was identified
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| compliance for 1-hour interval from onset of fever to antibiotic administration in children with febrile neutropenia undergoing treatment for childhood cancerTimepoint: at the end of project- 1 year from starting | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| median time from fever to call healthcare professionalTimepoint: 6 months & 12 months;Median time from arrival to antibiotic administrationTimepoint: 6 months & 12 months;Proportion of episodes in which antibiotics given but child not neutropenicTimepoint: 6 months & 12 months;Incidence of failed chemoport access & cannula insertedTimepoint: 6 months & 12 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactEmine A Rahiman
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Outcome results
None listed