This document provides a template for a performance indicator to measure the percentage of contaminated blood culture bottles due to skin contamination. It defines the contaminated blood culture bottles as the numerator and total blood culture orders as the denominator. The target is to have less than 3% contaminated bottles, with thresholds of green less than 5%, amber between 5-8%, and red more than 8%. Data will be collected monthly from the MIS or log book by the Laboratories and Blood Banks department and reported electronically on a monthly basis.
This document provides a template for a performance indicator to measure the percentage of contaminated blood culture bottles due to skin contamination. It defines the contaminated blood culture bottles as the numerator and total blood culture orders as the denominator. The target is to have less than 3% contaminated bottles, with thresholds of green less than 5%, amber between 5-8%, and red more than 8%. Data will be collected monthly from the MIS or log book by the Laboratories and Blood Banks department and reported electronically on a monthly basis.
This document provides a template for a performance indicator to measure the percentage of contaminated blood culture bottles due to skin contamination. It defines the contaminated blood culture bottles as the numerator and total blood culture orders as the denominator. The target is to have less than 3% contaminated bottles, with thresholds of green less than 5%, amber between 5-8%, and red more than 8%. Data will be collected monthly from the MIS or log book by the Laboratories and Blood Banks department and reported electronically on a monthly basis.
General Directorate of Health Affaires Al Qassim Region
Quality & Patient Safety Administration
Performance Indicator Description Template
Deputyship/General Directorate: Department/Unit/Program: Laboratories and Blood Banks Lab KPI Name: CONTAMINATED BLOOD CULTURES Rationale and Description: To assess the effectiveness of sample collection procedures and the competence of clinical staff in proper collection site preparation by monitoring the percentage falls positive blood culture bottles due to skin contamination.
Inclusion Exclusion Source of Data
Number of contaminated MIS or Log book Numerator: blood culture bottles
Total number of blood culture MIS or Log book
orders Denominator:
Formula: Output Value:
Numerator /Denominator x 100 % Grouping: Sampling Rule: Dept Full Volume Sampling Indicator Level: Indicator Category: Lab Benchmark: Target: Less than 3 Threshold: Green: > Less than 5 Amber: 5-8 Red: < More than 8 Black: Data Collection Responsibility: الوكالة المساعدة لشئون المختبرات و بنوك Email: الدم Mobile No.: Data Collection Frequency: Monthly Reporting Frequency: Monthly Data Collection Method: Reporting Method: Manual System Electronic Approved by: Approval Date: