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A bundle of the top 10 OPAT publications in 2024 [PDF]

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Objective: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a mainstay of clinical infectious diseases practice, and OPAT-related publications continue to be prominent in journals.
Lindsey M. Childs-Kean, Sara F. Azimi, Alison M. Beieler, Laila Castellino, Sara C. Keller, Margaret Pertzborn, Alexandra Yamshchikov, Leah H. Yoke, Kathleen Young, Monica V. Mahoney   +9 more
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A Qualitative Review of Patient Feedback for the OPAT (Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy) Service in Bristol

Antibiotics
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) aims to deliver intravenous antimicrobials to medically stable patients with complex infections outside of a hospital setting. There is good evidence to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of OPAT in the
Shuchita Soni, Irasha Harding, Carys Jones, Sue Wade, Jenna Norton, Jennifer Siobhan Pollock   +5 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Management of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy: a United States-based multi-center survey [PDF]

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Objective: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) programs continue to evolve with increases in multidisciplinary teams, complex oral antibiotics, long-acting injectable antimicrobials, patients with substance use disorder (SUD) and ...
Laila M. Castellino, Christina G. Rivera, Susan E. Beekmann, Philip M. Polgreen, Monica M. Mahoney, Sara C. Keller   +5 more
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Predictors of adverse safety events and unscheduled care among an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) patient cohort

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2023
Background: Select circumstances require outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT). The potency of OPAT agents presents an increased risk of adverse events and unscheduled medical care. We analyzed these outcomes among OPAT recipients as part of
Elizabeth B Hirsch, Michael D Evans, Alison L Galdys   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Evaluating Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Clinic for Pediatric Infectious Conditions: Insights From Alberta Children's Hospital. [PDF]

Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol
Background The Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Clinic at the Alberta Children’s Hospital (ACH) offers a vital service, enabling stable pediatric patients to receive intravenous (IV) antimicrobial therapy on an outpatient basis.
Alsharrah D, Jadavji T.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections: Effectiveness and Safety [PDF]

Pharmaceutics
Objective: Given the increasing use of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) and the clinical challenges posed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of OPAT for the treatment of P ...
Paloma Suárez-Casillas, Marta Mejías-Trueba, Iris Martínez Alemany, Lola Navarro Amuedo, Julia Praena Segovia, Arístides de Alarcón González, Rafael Luque Márquez, Zaira R. Palacios-Baena, Juan Manuel Carmona-Caballero, José Manuel Sánchez Oliva, María Victoria Gil-Navarro, Manuel García Gutiérrez, Laura Herrera-Hidalgo, Manuel Poyato Borrego, Luis E. López-Cortés, José M. Cisneros   +15 more
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Successful Integration of Clinical Pharmacists in an OPAT Program: A Real-Life Multidisciplinary Circuit

Antibiotics, 2022
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) programs encompass a range of healthcare processes aiming to treat infections at home, with the preferential use of the intravenous route.
Sara Ortonobes, Abel Mujal-Martínez, María de Castro Julve, Alba González-Sánchez, Rafael Jiménez-Pérez, Manuel Hernández-Ávila, Natalia De Alfonso, Ingrid Maye-Pérez, Teresa Valle-Delmás, Alba Rodríguez-Sánchez, Jessica Pino-García, Mònica Gómez-Valent   +11 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in a safety-net hospital: Opportunities for improvement

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
Background: Parkland Health is a 900-bed safety-net hospital that serves Dallas County, Texas. It has an OPAT program in which patients are managed via self-administration (S-OPAT), home-health/hemodialysis (H-OPAT), and skilled nursing facilities (SNF ...
Rory Bouzigard, Mark Arnold, Jacob Player, Norman Mang, Michael Lane, Trish Perl, Laila Castellino   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current Practices and Opportunities for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in Hospitals: A National Cross-Sectional Survey

Antibiotics, 2022
This nationwide study assessed how outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is organised by Dutch acute care hospitals, the barriers experienced, and how an OPAT program affects the way hospitals organised OPAT care. We systematically developed
Hester H. Stoorvogel, Marlies E. J. L. Hulscher, Heiman F. L. Wertheim, Ed P. F. Yzerman, Maarten Scholing, Jeroen A. Schouten, Jaap ten Oever   +6 more
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Survey of pharmacists on their roles and perceptions of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in the United States

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022
Objectives: To define outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) clinical pharmacy practice across the United States, specifically pharmacist functions, design of pharmacist involvement, and to compare pharmacist training of those who practice in
Christina G. Rivera, Kristin C. Mara, Monica V. Mahoney, Keenan L. Ryan   +3 more
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