Impact of a Hypothermic Young Infant Clinical Pathway: A Single Site Study.

Authors

• Saylor G McCartor
• Jennifer L Raffaele
• Xiyan Tan
• Brittany M. Ross, Corewell Health West Fellow
• Mark B Krom
• Elizabeth S Tyson
• Kevin Polley
• Nicholas M Potisek

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2026

Publication Title

Sage Open Pediatrics

Abstract

This study evaluated the impact of implementing a standardized institutional pathway on the evaluation and management of hypothermic infants, focusing on serious bacterial infection (SBI) workups, hospital admissions, antibiotic use, and re-admissions. We performed a single-institution subset study involving infants ≤60 days of age who presented to the emergency department or were hospitalized for hypothermia over a 5-year period before and after pathway implementation. Among 231 patients (157 pre- and 74 post-pathway), full SBI evaluations decreased from 61.1% to 48.5%, partial evaluations from 35.0% to 29.7%, and no evaluations increased from 3.8% to 21.6% (

Volume

13

First Page

30502225261421718

Last Page

30502225261421718

Recommended Citation

McCartor SG, Raffaele JL, Tan X, Ross BM, Krom MB, Tyson ES, et al. Impact of a hypothermic young infant clinical pathway: A single site study. Sage Open Pediatr. 2026;13:30502225261421718. doi: 10.1177/30502225261421718. PMID: 41743640.

Comments

Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

DOI

10.1177/30502225261421718

ISSN

3050-2225

PubMed ID

41743640