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Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Treatment vs Hospitalization for Infective Endocarditis: Validation of the OPAT-GAMES Criteria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
BACKGROUND: Outpatient parenteral antibiotic treatment (OPAT) programs are increasingly used to manage infective endocarditis (IE), but current criteria for indicating OPAT are markedly conservative.
Fariñas, M Carmen   +743 more
core   +3 more sources

Does Comorbidity Index Predict OPAT Readmission? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Objectives – To determine if the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) is an accurate predictor of unplanned readmissions for patients using Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) services.
Shorten, Robert J   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Exploring the advancements of Australian OPAT

open access: yes, 2023
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in Australia has evolved from modest beginnings to a well-established health service with proven benefits in patient outcomes.
Matthew Rawlins   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Being ‘at-home’ on OPAT: A qualitative study of parents' experiences of paediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT):Being ‘at-home’ on OPAT [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Objective To better understand the factors that facilitate and hinder a positive experience of paediatric outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT). Design Qualitative study using semistructured interviews.
CARTER, BERNIE; id_orcid   +26 more
core   +1 more source

The development of an online resource for OPAT patient education to enhance OPAT patient experience: a collaborative project with a local third level education institution

open access: yes, 2023
Background: To start on the OPAT service, a shared decision-making process between provider and patient involves providing an overview of the OPAT service including the options available. With the advent of COVID, wearing facemasks interrupted effective
Forde, Liz   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Panorama of Drogobych 1907 and Other Images from the Zbigniew Milczarek's collection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Panorama of Drogobych 1907 and other images from the Zbigniew Milczarek's postcard ...
Milczarek, Zbigniew
core   +2 more sources

From sea to shining IV: the current state of OPAT in the United States

open access: yes, 2023
First described in the United States, outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) has become an indispensable part of treating serious infections. The proportion of infectious disease (ID) physicians utilizing a formal OPAT program has increased in ...
Simi Padival   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Risk factors for failure of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) in infective endocarditis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Objectives: To identify risk factors for failure of outpatient antibiotic therapy (OPAT) in infective endocarditis (IE). Patients and methods: We identified IE cases managed at a single centre over 12 years from a prospectively maintained database. ‘
Ho, A.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

One Parameter at a time Combinatorial Testing Strategy Based on Harmony Search Algorithm OPAT-HS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Software testing is required to verify and validate systems. Combinatorial testing in one of the significant testing techniques. Design and select test cases for combinatorial testing considered as combinatorial problem.
Kamal Z., Zamli   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Cost evaluation of a nurse coordinated outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program

open access: yes, 2023
A structured, nurse-driven outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program within an academic healthcare system was associated with reduced odds of 60-day unplanned OPAT readmissions and costs after hospital discharge.
Alan E. Gross   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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