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Antibioticoterapia intravenosa domiciliaria en el tratamiento de las infecciones causadas por microorganismos multirresistentes [PDF]
L'objectiu d'aquest treball és descriure els tres primers anys d'experiència en teràpia ambulatoria domiciliària endovenosa (TADE) en infeccions per microorganismes multiresistents a la nostra Unitat d'Hospitalització a Domicili alhora que avaluar la ...
Oltean, Dan-Marian +2 more
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Antimicrobial Agents and Catheter Complications in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy [PDF]
ObjectivesDebate about whether certain antimicrobial agents traditionally considered vesicants increase the risk of catheter complications has led to uncertainty in venous catheter placement protocols. To understand whether patients requiring home‐based outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) should receive peripheral catheters (e.g ...
Sara C. Keller +4 more
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ABSTRACT Background and Aims Wound healing is a crucial aspect of clinical outcomes following surgical procedures. Various physiological, environmental, and lifestyle factors impact healing time and quality. Methods This review is based on the latest experimental findings pertaining to surgical wound management and healing, based on a PubMed search of ...
Heather M. Zimmerman +5 more
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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 +18 more
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Comparison of patient outcomes in a pharmacist-led outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy program [PDF]
Purpose: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a therapeutic option meant to conserve healthcare resources when treating infections requiring the administration of IV antibiotics over a prolonged treatment course.
Howe, Zachary
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Impact of Outpatient vs Inpatient ABSSSI Treatment on Outcomes: A Retrospective Observational Analysis of Medical Charts Across US Emergency Departments [PDF]
Background The objective of this study was to characterize treatment of patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSIs) and describe the association between hospital admission and emergency department (ED) visits or ...
Bookstaver, P. Brandon +12 more
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Since the 1970s, outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) has been a viable option for patients who require intravenous antibiotics when hospitalization is not warranted.
Tristan Ferry +12 more
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Correlation of Adherence to the 2012 Infectious Diseases Society of America Practice Guidelines with Patient Outcomes in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections in an Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Programme [PDF]
Aim To evaluate adherence to the 2012 Infectious Diseases Society of America practice guidelines for the management of patients with diabetic foot infections and to determine an association between adherence and clinical outcome.
Damer, Kendra M. +5 more
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Background: Parkland Health is a 900-bed safety-net hospital that serves Dallas County, Texas. It has an OPAT program in which patients are managed via self-administration (S-OPAT), home-health/hemodialysis (H-OPAT), and skilled nursing facilities (SNF ...
Rory Bouzigard +6 more
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