Clinical Trial: Evaluation of Emergency Medicine Pharmacist Impact on Blood Culture Review Following Emergency Department Discharge

U.S., March 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07486362) titled 'Evaluation of Emergency Medicine Pharmacist Impact on Blood Culture Review Following Emergency Department Discharge' on March 26, 2024.

Brief Summary: Patients are commonly discharged from the Emergency Department(ED) with pending blood culture results. Blood cultures can take up to 48 hours to become positive which is why it is important to notify patients with true positive cultures as soon as possible. Delay in notification can lead to other serious complications such as sepsis, septic shock, and death.

The American College of Emergency Physicians states pharmacists serve a critical role in ensuring efficient, safe, and effecti...