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| IRB No. 101020 |
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This is a retrospective chart review of all patients cared for at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt including the following:
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Incidence of catheter-associated blood stream infections from all episodes of non-neutropenic fever in pediatric oncology, Langerhans cell histiocytosis or Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis patients diagnosed and treated at Vanderbilt | 12 months |
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| Identify risk factors associated with increased risk for catheter-associated blood stream infections in non-neutropenic pediatric oncology and histiocytosis patients with unexplained fever by collecting data for all eligible medical records. | Medical records will be reviewed to identify age of patient at diagnosis and at time of non-neutropenic fever episodes,diagnosis, type of central venous line and number of days in place,all blood cultures obtained during treatment, and dates when last chemotherapy was given, presence of symptoms, lab parameters, presentation to clinic versus emergency room and presence of hemodynamic instability. |
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All patients diagnosed with and treated for malignancy, Langerhans cell histiocytosis ,or Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis between 2007 through 2010 at Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt under the age of 23 at diagnosis.
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt | Nashville | Tennessee | 37232 | United States |
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| D015614 | Histiocytosis |
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| D008206 | Lymphatic Diseases |
| D006425 | Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases |
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| 12 months |
| Effectiveness of administering empiric cefepime or ceftriaxone in a non-neutropenic oncology or histiocytic patient is estimated, using available microbiologic and antimicrobial susceptibility data from blood cultures | Medical chart is reviewed to collect data if patient received ceftriaxone or other antibiotics, assessment of patient's clinical condition and status of central line, and outcome of blood cultures. | 12 months |