Impact of Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Respiratory Pathogens on Healthcare Resource Utilization for Pediatric Inpatients

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 173; pp. 196 - 201.e2
• Main Authors: Subramony, Anupama, Zachariah, Philip, Krones, Ariella, Whittier, Susan, Saiman, Lisa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2016
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Drug Utilization - statistics & numerical data; Female; Health resources; Hospitalization; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric - utilization; Male; Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction; New York City - epidemiology; Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data; Patient Isolation - statistics & numerical data; Pediatrics; Radiography, Thoracic - statistics & numerical data; Respiratory pathogen testing; Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Infections - etiology; Respiratory viral panel; Retrospective Studies; mPCR; ICD-9; Respiratory viral panel; Respiratory pathogen testing; RSV; CUMC; PHIS; Health resources; EMR; PCR; PICU; Multiplex polymerase chain reaction; Columbia University Medical Center; Pediatric Health Information System; Polymerase chain reaction; International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision; Respiratory syncytial virus; Pediatric intensive care unit; Electronic medical record

To assess whether multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mPCR) vs non-mPCR testing impacts the use of antibiotics, chest radiographs, and isolation precautions. We retrospectively compared use of antibiotics, chest radiographs, and isolation precautions for patients <18 years old (excluding neonate...