Emergency Department Influenza Vaccination Campaign Allows Increasing Influenza Vaccination Coverage Without Disrupting Time Interval Quality Indicators

Overview

Journal Intern Emerg Med

Publisher Springer

Specialties Emergency Medicine
General Medicine

Date 2018 May 26

PMID 29797288

Citations 7

Authors

Enrique Casalino

Aiham Ghazali

Donia Bouzid

Stephanie Antoniol

Philippe Kenway

Laurent Pereira

Christophe Choquet

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Abstract

To evaluate the impact of an influenza vaccination (IV) coverage (IVC) in a vaccination campaign of an Emergency Department (EDVC) and its impact on ED time interval quality indicators. We conducted a 4 year observational study, with an intervention during the 4th year. IVC was calculated during pre-and early-epidemic periods. During the final period, a 12 weeks EDVC was implemented. Physicians and nurses were trained and sensitized in the importance of vaccination, and their role in the prevention of severe forms of influenza was reinforced. The vaccine was proposed by physicians and nurses, and delivered by them. Repeated measures ANOVA is a validated method for related not independent groups ( https://statistics.laerd.com/statistical-guides/repeated-measures-anova-statistical-guide.php ). Overall, IVC was 987/3191 (30.9%) with an increasing trend from 28.8 to 33.2%. In the fourth period, out of 868 patients identified with IV indication, 288 had already been vaccinated (IVC 33.2%). After excluding patients presenting criteria of exclusion, IV was proposed to 475 patients: 317 (66.7%) accepted. The vaccination rate after patient's acceptance was 89.6% (288/317). At the end of the EDVC, influenza vaccination coverage was 572 (284 + 288)/868 (65.9%). The delay between arrival at the ED and seeing the triage nurse and physician as well as the overall ED length of stay were not modified during the study period and before and during EDVC. EDVC effectively doubled the influenza vaccination coverage, without modifying ED time interval quality indicators.

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