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Stability of antimicrobial agents in an elastomeric infusion pump used for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Objectives: The long-term stability of antimicrobials dissolved in infusion solution is necessary to establish and spread the outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT).
Mutsumi Akahane, Yuki Enoki, Reika Saiki, Yukitaka Hayashi, Kana Hiraoka, Kyoka Honma, Marina Itagaki, Mai Gotoda, Kozue Shinoda, Satomi Hanyu, Yuna Hamamura, Taichi Miyajima, Chihiro Ito, Kazuaki Taguchi, Shunsuke Uno, Yoshifumi Uwamino, Osamu Iketani, Naoki Hasegawa, Kazuaki Matsumoto   +18 more
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Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in pediatrics: the role of antimicrobial stewardship

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
This study characterized outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) orders and associated antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) pharmacist recommendations made in a freestanding children’s hospital.
Daniel J. Trisno, Lauren Puckett, Alexandria Jensen, Hayden T. Schwenk   +3 more
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Ampicillin Stability in a Portable Elastomeric Infusion Pump: A Step Forward in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

Pharmaceutics, 2023
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) with continuous infusion pumps is postulated as a very promising solution to treat complicated infections, such as endocarditis or osteomyelitis, that require patients to stay in hospital during extended
Lorena Rodríguez-Martínez, Ana Castro-Balado, Gonzalo Hermelo-Vidal, Enrique Bandín-Vilar, Iria Varela-Rey, Francisco José Toja-Camba, Teresa Rodríguez-Jato, Ignacio Novo-Veleiro, Pablo Manuel Varela-García, Irene Zarra-Ferro, Miguel González-Barcia, Cristina Mondelo-García, Jesús Mateos, Anxo Fernández-Ferreiro   +13 more
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Risk Factors for Hospital Readmission Following Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) [PDF]

Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Introduction A main goal of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is to streamline patient care and minimize time spent in the inpatient hospital setting.
Melanie Yousif, Matthew Geriak, Logan Vasina, George Sakoulas   +3 more
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Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy for Infective Endocarditis—Model of Care

Antibiotics, 2023
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious infectious disease with significant mortality and morbidity placing a burden on healthcare systems. Outpatient antimicrobial therapy in selected patients has been shown to be safe and beneficial to both patients ...
Dylan Rajaratnam, Rohan Rajaratnam
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Taking the route less traveled: on the way to COpAT

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2023
Antimicrobial therapy is an essential practice within medicine. Over the last 4 years, complex outpatient antimicrobial therapy (COpAT) with oral antimicrobials has become a rapidly developing area of practice and is non-inferior to outpatient parenteral
Margaret Pertzborn, Christina G. Rivera, Don Bambino Geno Tai   +2 more
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Patient outcomes following home-based outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy and facility-based outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
In this systematic literature review and meta-analysis, we did not find a statistically significant difference in readmission and treatment failure rates between home-based and facility-based OPAT.
Shinya Hasegawa, Joseph Tholany, Heather Healy, Hiroyuki Suzuki   +3 more
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Medication for opioid use disorder at hospital discharge is not associated with intravenous antibiotic completion in post-acute care facilities

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2022
Background: People with opioid use disorder and severe infections may complete their prolonged courses of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy at a post-acute care facility due to adherence and safety concerns.
Edward C. Traver, Patrick R. Ching, Shivakumar Narayanan   +2 more
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Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Today [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2010
Since its introduction in the 1970s, outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) has become a standard modality for patients with many infections requiring long-term intravenous antibiotic therapy. Delivery of OPAT may occur in physicians' offices, hospital clinics, specialized infusion centers, and currently most often, patient's homes, often ...
Joseph A, Paladino, Donald, Poretz
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Facilitating OPAT in rural areas

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2023
A sizable portion of the United States’ population lives in a rural setting. Coupled with a limited number of infectious diseases providers, this has created a need for innovative practice models to deliver outpatient antimicrobial therapy and clinical ...
Meera Mehta, Molly Benning, Jessica E. Johnson, Keenan L. Ryan   +3 more
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