When asked by the audience how the intervention got buy-in from nurses, Dr. Hain said that Dr. Hall, who is now with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, acknowledged each month that the contamination rate remained below 4%, thanking each nurse for keeping children safe.
"It was much more of a positive thing, than if you drew a bad blood culture," he added.
Dr. Hall said in an interview that he’s discussed implementing the intervention into daily practice and potential savings with the executive board at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and the NICU educator and also has met with the current chief resident to continue surveillance and reporting to the ED.
Dr. Hall and Dr. Hain report no conflicts of interest. A coauthor disclosed research funding from CareFusion, bioMérieux and Affinium Pharmaceuticals.