Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2013 We have witnessed major shifts in the delivery of health care from the hospital to community settings during the past decades, in part, due to technological improvements, medical cultural changes, cost-containment efforts and patient preferences. Central to this changing environment has been the development of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial ...
Kevin B Laupland, Louis Valiquette
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Assessment of risk factors associated with outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy complications [PDF]
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022 Background: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is used in the outpatient setting to treat infectious conditions that require a prolonged course of antimicrobials.
Christina Kaul +8 more
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Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) in Italy: A Scoping Review [PDF]
Infectious Diseases and TherapyIntroduction Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) enables effective infection management outside hospital settings, offering clinical and economic benefits.
Chiara Moreal +17 more
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Recommendations for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in Brazil
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 A panel of national experts was convened by the Brazilian Infectious Diseases Society in order to determine the recommendations for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in Brazil.
Priscila R. Oliveira +3 more
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Recent Updates in Antimicrobial Stewardship in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy [PDF]
Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2021 Antimicrobial stewardship within acute care is common and has been expanding to outpatient areas. Some inpatient antimicrobial stewardship tactics apply to outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) and complex outpatient antimicrobial therapy (COpAT) management, but differences do exist.OPAT/COpAT is a growing area of practice and research ...
Ryan Stevens
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Safety of Nurse- and Self-Administered Paediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
Antibiotics, 2020 This study aimed to compare and contrast the safety and efficacy of nurse- and self-administered paediatric outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) models of care and to identify clinical factors associated with documented adverse events (AEs).
Shanthy Sriskandarajah +3 more
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Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in Brazil
Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2023 Priscila R Oliveira +3 more
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Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections: Effectiveness and Safety [PDF]
PharmaceuticsObjective: 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 +15 more
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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 +6 more
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Cost avoidance analysis of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) plan reconciliation for patients enrolled in value-based payment models at an academic hospital [PDF]
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare EpidemiologyWe previously characterized a reduction in unscheduled care following implementation of ID pharmacist review of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy plans for patients discharging from acute care.
Jennifer K. Ross +8 more
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