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OPTIONS-DC: Treatment Course Outcomes Following Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy RN–Led Multidisciplinary Care Conferences for People Who Use Drugs Hospitalized With Complex Infections

Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Background Care of people who use drugs with infections and recommendations for long-term intravenous (IV) antimicrobials can be challenging. OPTIONS-DC is a multidisciplinary care conference developed in 2018 that utilizes a standardized conference tool
Alyse H Douglass, Heather Mayer, K. Young, Amber C. Streifel, Heather Franklin, Jina Makadia, Liz Parkes-Perret, Luke C Strnad, Monica K. Sikka   +8 more
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Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Outcomes Metrics Assessment Survey. [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis
We surveyed outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy team members to assess the importance of specific program metrics while eliciting collection barriers, which can guide establishing or restructuring programs.
Makadia J, Streifel AC, Varley CD.
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Effectiveness of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) for patients with cranial infection

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
ObjectiveOutpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a well-established and cost-effective method for improving the efficient use of healthcare resources. However, only a few centres in Germany perform it.
Fatma Kilinc, Matthias Setzer, Bedjan Behmanesh, Daniel Jussen, Florian Gessler, Simon Bayerl, Volkhard A. J. Kempf, Volkhard A. J. Kempf, Volkhard A. J. Kempf, Johanna Kessel, Johanna Kessel, Marcus Czabanka, Vincent Prinz   +12 more
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A data-driven financial justification for an outpatient infectious diseases pharmacist

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
We present a financial justification for an outpatient infectious diseases pharmacist, based on cost savings from decreases in length of stay for patients with Staphylococcus aureus infections and additional revenue generated by physicians and ...
Justin J. Kim, Laura N. Hernandez Guarin, Jonathan Contreras, Mary K. Hayden, Sarah Y. Won   +4 more
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Outpatient Subcutaneous Antimicrobial Therapy (OSCAT) as a Measure to Improve the Quality and Efficiency of Healthcare Delivery for Patients With Serious Bacterial Infections

Frontiers in Medicine, 2020
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, Tristan Ferry, Tristan Ferry, Tristan Ferry, Thomas P. Lodise, Jason C. Gallagher, Emmanuel Forestier, Sylvain Goutelle, Sylvain Goutelle, Vincent H. Tam, John F. Mohr, Claire Roubaud-Baudron, Claire Roubaud-Baudron   +12 more
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Propensity Score-Weighted Analysis of the Impact of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Plan Reconciliation on Unscheduled Care. [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis
Background Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a mechanism for delivery of antimicrobial therapy outside of inpatient care; however, risks associated with OPAT combined with transition-of-care vulnerabilities may result in unscheduled ...
Ross JK, Sieling WD, Billmeyer KN, Hirsch EB, Evans MD, Kline SE, Galdys AL.   +6 more
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Inappropriateness of Intravenous Antibiotic Prescriptions at Hospital Discharge at a Tertiary Care hospital in Thailand

Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety, 2019
Tuanjai Mahatumarat,1 Napaporn Pinmanee,2 Wichchulada Injai,2 Romanee Chaiwarith1 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; 2Division of Pharmacy, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai
Mahatumarat T, Pinmanee N, Injai W, Chaiwarith R   +3 more
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

, 2018
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) has not been well characterized in the United States. In an OPAT cohort, the short-form-12’s median physical component score and mental component score were 40.3
Sara C Keller, Deborah Williams, Mayo Levering, Sara E Cosgrove   +3 more
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Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in a safety-net hospital: Opportunities for improvement

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
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, Mark Arnold, Jacob Player, Norman Mang, Michael Lane, Trish Perl, Laila Castellino   +6 more
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Practice guidelines for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy

, 2004
These guidelines were formulated to assist physicians and other health care professionals with various aspects of the administration of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT).
Lawrence P. Martinelli, Graham, Donald R., Rehm, Susan J., Gainer, R. Brooks, Susan J. Rehm, Alan D. Tice, R. Brooks Gainer, Joseph R. Dalovisio, Williams, David N., Robert W. Yancey, Dalovisio, Joseph R., Martinelli, Lawrence P., John S. Bradley, Donald R. Graham, Mark J. Kunkel, David N. Williams, Bradley, John S., Kunkel, Mark J., Yancey, Robert W., Tice, Alan D.   +19 more
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