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Self-administered OPAT (S-OPAT) is a potential cost-effective equivalent option for uninsured patients requiring OPAT [PDF]

, 2022
A clinical decision report using: Bhavan KP, Brown LS, Haley RW. Self-Administered Outpatient Antimicrobial Infusion by Uninsured Patients Discharged from a Safety-Net Hospital: A Propensity-Score-Balanced Retrospective Cohort Study. PLoS Med. 2015;12(12)
Brady, Joshua
core   +1 more source

Outcomes of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) for urinary tract infections – A single center retrospective cohort study

Clinical Infection in Practice, 2023
Background: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is widely used to safely administer intravenous antibiotics in the outpatient setting. However, there are risks of treatment failure and clinical complications.
Sadia Shakoor, Oyewole Chris Durojaiye, Paul J. Collini   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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 antibiotic therapy in a renal transplant population: A single-center experience

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2015
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a well-established method in medical specialties. Its use in renal transplant recipients has not been thoroughly explored. No guidelines within this patient subset exist.
Jade Harrison, Mohammad Ayaz Hossain, Mohamed Morsy, Abbas Ghazanfar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) map to identify risks associated with an OPAT service

, 2008
Objectives Administering parenteral antibiotics outside the confines of a ward setting is becoming an attractive way of treating infections in the UK. However, as well as having many advantages, an outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) service ...
Jignesh P. Patel, Bryony Dean Franklin, Mark Gilchrist, Patel, Jignesh P; id_orcid, Gilchrist, Mark, Franklin, Bryony Dean   +5 more
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An evaluation of risk factors for readmission in patients receiving outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2023
Background: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), when required, is beneficial to patients and healthcare systems by reducing hospital length-of-stay, providing cost savings, and improving patient satisfaction.
Abby C. Bradley, Mary Joyce B. Wingler, Katherine L. Artman, Lori M. Ward, Jose Lucar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A bundle of the top 10 OPAT publications in 2024

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
doaj   +1 more source

Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors and cardiovascular adverse events

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKi) have transformed the management of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and other B‐cell malignancies, yet their therapeutic benefit is tempered by clinically relevant cardiovascular toxicities (predominantly atrial fibrillation, hypertension, bleeding and ventricular arrhythmias).
Massimiliano Camilli, Cristina Madaudo, Emanuela Salvatorelli, Giorgio Minotti, Pierantonio Menna   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

OUT-PATIENT ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY UNIT IN UNIVERSITI MALAYA: THE EXPERIENCE OF A SINGLE TERTIARY CENTRE IN THE KLANG VALLEY

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Intro: The Out-Patient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) is a form of Antimicrobial Stewardship that is now widely-practise throughout the world. However, in Malaysia, this has just only begun to take root and the OPAT in Universiti Malaya (UM) has
G.J. Tan, S. Ponnampalavanar
doaj   +1 more source

Nursing Roles in Patient Education for Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Scoping Review

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To systematically map and conceptually organise evidence on nurse‐led and nurse‐involved patient education in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) across three domains: nurses' educational roles and capacity, reduction of unnecessary antibiotic use and antibiotic adherence and treatment completion. Design Scoping review.
Yu‐Shan Chou, Po‐Yu Liu, Chi‐Wen Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source