Process Mapping and Data Collection to Inform a Computer Simulation Model of Hospitalised Patients With Bloodstream Infection, Sepsis and Systemic Infection

Launched by LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Feb 14, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial aims to create a computer simulation to better understand how different healthcare policies and resources impact the treatment of patients with bloodstream infections, sepsis, and systemic infection. By gathering information through interviews with healthcare staff and analyzing past data on infections and antibiotic treatments, the study hopes to help doctors and healthcare leaders make informed decisions. This is important because it can lead to better patient care and help prevent the overuse of antibiotics, which can make infections harder to treat.

To participate in this trial, you need to be at least 18 years old and have been treated at a specific hospital for a bloodstream infection. The study will not involve any new treatments; instead, it will observe how patients are currently treated and gather feedback from the medical staff involved in their care. If you're eligible, you may be asked for your insights, but your participation is entirely observational, meaning you won’t receive any experimental treatments as part of this trial.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Sub-study 2 (retrospective data collection)
• • Patients who were managed within a LUFT acute hospital site (Aintree or Royal) and had a concurrent blood culture investigation requested
• • Age ≥ 18 years at the time of the study. Sub-study 3 (observational study)
• • Patients with blood culture investigation requested during the observation period, and staff caring for the patients.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Age \< 18 years at the time of the study
• • Blood culture requested but patient not managed on an acute hospital site.