Admit in Confidence: Implementing a Pre-Admission Phone Screening for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

According to UpToDate, “active infections in the hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) candidate should be eliminated prior to transplantation.” HSCT causes immune deficiency meaning even asymptomatic infections can turn into sepsis following transplant. Our nursing team recognized a trend of delaying transplants or discharging a patient on admission due to infection. There was a clear need for a standardized, pre-admission screening for HSCT.The purpose of this study was to see how a standardized, pre-admission phone screening effected HSCT delays or cancellations on a 16-bed in-patient HSCT unit in an acad emic medical center.
Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - Category: Hematology Authors: Tags: 113 Source Type: research