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NCT Number: NCT03966534

Blood Test Order and Culture Contamination

A randomized partially controlled study to examine the effect of blood diversion into a heparin lithium tube on the incidence of blood culture contamination.

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Key information

Conditions

Blood Culture Contamination

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Jerusalem, Israel

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age > 18
  • Presence in Emergency Room during extended office hours (0800-2000 on weekdays(
  • Clinical requirement for Blood culture and biochemistry tests from venepuncture

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

Blood diversion

Other

Diversion of initial blood obtained at venipuncture to biochemistry tube in order to try and reduce incidence of blood culture contamination

Primary outcomes

  1. Blood culture contamination

    Time frame: up to 7 days from obtaining blood culture

    Growth of bacteria defined as blood culture contaminants (for example coagulase negative staphylococci in one bottle only).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Patient length of stay

    Time frame: up to 3 months from arrival

    Length of stay from arrival at Emergency room until discharge in hours

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomized Controlled Study of Blood Test Draw Order to Reduce Blood Culture Contamination

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
May 29, 2019
Registry last updated
May 29, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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