Blood culture in neonatal

sepsis patients at Elgolid

hospital
presented by : Zeinab Salah Abbas
Audit outline
Audit period:
July2023_October2023

Data collection:
October 2023

Audit report: October

2023
 Audit outline
Sample size: 20 Inclusions criteria:
All pediatric patients
admitted with neonatal
Method of selection: sepsis at Elgolid
Total coverage hospital at this period

Source of data:
Hospital records "files"
Stakeholders
Federal ministry of health
Elgolid hospital authorities
Pediatric specialists
Laboratory specialists
Objectives

1. To determine the need for blood culture in the

evaluation of neonates for sepsis.
2. To explore the importance of blood culture in
identification and selection of appropriate
antibiotics.
3. To improve the outcome of neonatal sepsis.
4. To insure the protocol application.
Select standard
Local unit protocol

No local hospital protocol

present
National protocol:
Sudan emergency
protocol 2017
International protocol: Neonatal
-Bedside Guidelines -2022-24.
Data collection "check list"

Parameter Details
1/ personal data Age/Gender
2/Gestational age Term/preterm
3/ Admission Septic/Aseptic
4/Type of sepsis Early/Late
5/ C.B.C test Yes/No
6/ CRP test Yes/No
7/ Blood culture Yes/No
8/ Outcome of Improved/Complected/
management : Death
Age distribution among studied
population
Gender distribution
Gestational age
Admission
Type of sepsis
C.B.C test
CRP test
Blood culture test
Outcome of management
Conclusion

Blood culture was not

performed in any patient
Recommendations

1. Education staff in the hospital

2. Education all Stakeholders
3. Increase awareness of co patients about
importance of blood culture through the pediatric
specialists
4. Search of what behind this problem by using fish
bone method
5. Building a microbiology laboratory
Annexe
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