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How much is blood cultures valuable for adult emergency department patients?

Yetişkin acil servis hastalarında kan kültürleri ne kadar değerlidir?

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118–121
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2022-11-05
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The results imply that it would be beneficial both for clinical improvements and cost efficiency if emergency department physicians are more selective in receiving blood cultures.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: Infection diseases are among the most common cases evaluated in every emergency department.
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Key Findings & Data:Material and Method: This retrospective study was conducted between April 2004 and June 2005 at the Emergency Department of Afyon Kocatepe University Medical School.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results imply that it would be beneficial both for clinical improvements and cost efficiency if emergency department physicians are more selective in receiving blood cultures.
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Introduction: Infection diseases are among the most common cases evaluated in every emergency department. The use of blood cultures is considered to be a golden standard test for the evaluation of such diseases. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of blood cultures taken in the emergency department on the clinical decisions and cost efficiency. Material and Method: This retrospective study was conducted between April 2004 and June 2005 at the Emergency Department of Afyon Kocatepe University Medical School. Data were obtained from medical files. Demographic properties, onset time of symptoms, blood culture results, final diagnoses and cost efficiency of blood cultures were analyzed. Results: 103 patients were included to the study. Patients were male in 54.4% and their average age was 45.6±19.5 (median). A total of 189 blood cultures were taken from 103 patients. Of the blood cultures taken from 17 of the patients (16.5%) were aerobic only. Blood cultures taken from 86 patients (83.5%) were both aerobic and anaerobic. The results of 6 patients (5.8%) were positive in both aerobic and anaerobic blood cultures, but only 3 patients (2.9%) in aerobic blood cultures. Positive blood cultures from 2 patients (1.6%) were discarded from the study because of possible contamination. The microorganisms in the positive blood cultures were found not to be anaerobic agents. Blood cultures were positive in 3 of the patients (7%) discharged from emergency department. However, this did not make any change on the management of the patients. Conclusion: Blood cultures are still frequently used to investigate infection diseases in the emergency departments but this does not change the management procedures of the patients followed as outpatient. The results imply that it would be beneficial both for clinical improvements and cost efficiency if emergency department physicians are more selective in receiving blood cultures.

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Giriş: Enfeksiyon hastalıkları tüm acil servislerde değerlendirilen en sık durumlar arasındadır. Kan kültürü bu hastalıkların değerlendirilmesinde altın standart bir testtir. Bu çalışmada acil serviste alınan kan kültürlerinin klinik kararlara ve maliyete etkisi araştırılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma, Nisan 2004 - Haziran 2005 tarihleri arasında Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Acil Servisi'nde gerçekleştirildi. Veriler hasta dosyalarından elde edildi. Demografik özellikler, semptomların başlangıç zamanı, kan kültürü sonuçları, son tanılar ve kan kültürlerinin maliyet etkinliği değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Çalışmaya 103 hasta alındı. Hastaların 56'sı erkek (%54.4) ve yaş ortalaması 45.6±19.5 (min:17 max:90) idi. 103 hastanın 17'sinden (%16.5) yalnızca aeorob, 86'sından (%83.5) ise hem aerob hem de anaerob olmak üzere toplam 189 kan kültürünün alındığı görüldü. Kültür örneği alınan 3(%2.9) hastada aerob, 6 (%5.8) hastada ise hem aerob hem de anaerob kültürlerinde üreme saptanırken, 2(%1.6) hastada elde edilen kültür pozitiflikleri kontaminasyon şüphesi nedeni ile çalışma dışı tutuldu. Pozitif sonuç veren anaerob kan örneklerinde üreyen mikroorganizmaların anaerobik ajan olmadığı görüldü Acil servisten taburcu edilen hastalar dikkate alındığında ise, 3(%7) hastanın kültürlerinde pozitif sonuç geldiği, ancak sonuçların hastaların tedavilerinde bir değişikliğe yol açmadığı saptandı. Sonuç: Acil servislerde enfeksiyon hastalıklarının değerlendirilmesinde kan kültürlerinin hala sıklıkla kullanıldığı, ancak acil servisten taburcu edilen yetişkin hastalar dikkate alındığında tedavide değişikliğe yol açmadığı görülmektedir. Acil servis hekimlerinin kan kültürü isteminde seçici davranmalarının, hem klinik katkı hem de maliyet etkinlik açısından faydalı olacağını düşünmekteyiz.

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KIYILDI, N., YÜRÜMEZ, Y., YAVUZ, Y., ÇİFTÇİ, I. H., TÜNAY, K. (2022). How much is blood cultures valuable for adult emergency department patients?. Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 3, 118–121. https://ajindex.com/articles/626203

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