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Antibiotic Stability and Feasibility in Elastomeric Infusion Devices for OPAT: A Review of Current Evidence

Journal of Clinical Medicine
Background/Objectives: Elastomeric infusion pumps have emerged as a transformative tool in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), enabling continuous intravenous administration outside hospital settings, enhancing patient autonomy, reducing ...
Chiara Moreal, Luca Martini, F. Prataviera, C. Tascini, Simone Giuliano   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hospital admission avoidance in a London NHS trust: a retrospective review of King's OPAT service.

British Journal of Nursing
This retrospective review evaluates the implementation and outcomes of the outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) service at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London.
Gianni Acuram, Maria Veronica Jean Desales   +1 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pemberdayaan Usaha Komunitas: Penguatan Isntitusi BUMDesa melalui Regulasi Desa di BUMDesa Pala Opat

Room of Civil Society Development
Kurangnya pemahaman perangkat desa dan badan musyawarah dalam menyusun peraturan desa khusus untuk penyertaan modal telah menghambat pengelolaan BUMDesa Pala Opat yang efektif di Desa Tubu, Kabupaten Timor Tengah Utara.
Heribertus Binsasi, Dian Festianto, Yohanes Fina   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Thrice-weekly teicoplanin: an old drug for modern needs. Experience of its use as outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) at infectious disease unit of Manzoni hospital (Lecco).

Journal of chemotherapy
Teicoplanin is a glycopeptide antibiotic with a long elimination half-life (50 hours) that allows administration thrice a week, though it is approved for daily use.
V. Morena, F. Conti, Dario Cattaneo, Benedetta Trentacapilli, M. Bottanelli, L. Bradanini, Annacarla Chiesa, N. Gemignani, C. Molteni, A. Pandolfo, S. Volpi, Alessandra Consonni, Giada Valesecchi, S. Pontiggia, S. Piconi   +14 more
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Optimizing Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT): A survey of community nurses' practices in France.

Infectious Diseases Now
OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the implementation and organization of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) in France by examining the practices of community nurses (CNs).
S. Raux, A. Communaux, J. Talarmin, L. Khatchatourian   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of the outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) service in Malaysian public hospitals: a mixed-methods study protocol

BMJ Open
Introduction Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is an innovative approach to manage infections that require extended courses of intravenous antibiotics by enabling patients to receive treatment in an outpatient setting. In Malaysia, there
Audrey Huili Lim, Norazida Ab Rahman, Afra Nahdia Marizan Nor, N. Misnan, P. S. K. Tok   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Irish National OPAT Programme: A Decade of Data and Insights.

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
This study presents a comprehensive analysis of ten years of data from the Irish National Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) registry.
P. Reidy, E. Sweeney, F. O'connor, E. Muldoon   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Hybrid Metaheuristics One-Parameter-at-a-Time (OPAT) Approach for Pairwise Test Case Generation

International Conference on Software Engineering and Computer Systems
As software systems become more complex, it becomes critical and challenging to ensure adequate interaction coverage through combinatorial tests. Traditional test generation techniques often produce large and inefficient test suites and struggle with ...
Muhammad Sabo Yahaya, Ahmad Sobri B. Hashim, A. Balogun, H. Mamman, Shamsu Abdullahi, Al-amin Abdulhamid   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Preserving Health Beyond Infection Control: Frailty, Weight, and Cognition in OPAT Patients

Antibiotics
Background: Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) is a validated alternative to inpatient care for complicated infections, ensuring clinical efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness.
G. Ciusa, G. Pipitone, Bianca Catania, Giulia Coniglione, C. Imburgia, M. Marsala, P. Scordo, A. Albanese, A. Cascio, G. Guaraldi, C. Iaria   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) through elastomeric continuous infusion pumps in a real-life observational study: Characteristics, safety, and efficacy analysis.

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica
INTRODUCTION This study aimed to present real-life data on the use, efficacy, and safety of administering antibiotic therapy through portable elastomeric pumps (pEP) in the outpatient setting.
G. Giuliano, D. Tarantino, E. Tamburrini, M. C. Nurchis, Giancarlo Scoppettuolo, F. Raffaelli   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source