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

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 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.
Huiwen Deng, Alan E. Gross, Andrew B. Trotter, Daniel R. Touchette   +3 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) in Italy: A Scoping Review [PDF]

Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Introduction Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) enables effective infection management outside hospital settings, offering clinical and economic benefits.
Chiara Moreal, Simone Giuliano, Francesca Prataviera, Massimo Fantoni, Sergio Mezzadri, Valentina Menozzi, Meri Marin, Raul Cetatean, Elena Sora, Elena Rosselli Del Turco, Fabio Tumietto, Cristina Moracas, Alfredo Guarino, Riccardo Vecchio, Anna Odone, Vilma Urbančič, Alvisa Palese, Carlo Tascini   +17 more
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The Impact of a Structured Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Programme on Quality of Care, Optimisation of Antimicrobial Use, and Healthcare Costs: A Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]

Antibiotics
Background/Objectives: In 2022, Spaarne Gasthuis hospital implemented an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) programme, including mandatory infectious disease (ID) specialist assessment and integrated structured workflow, aiming to improve
Irene G. Manders, Darya Comello, Dennis Souverein, Sjoerd Euser, Bjorn L. Herpers, Judith Vetten, Jayant S. Kalpoe, Marco Goeijenbier, Steven F. L. van Lelyveld   +8 more
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Delivery of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) in an Ever-Changing National Health Service (UK): Benefits, Barriers, and Opportunities [PDF]

Antibiotics
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is increasingly used to manage a broad range of infections, enabling patients to receive intravenous antibiotics safely outside inpatient settings.
Oyewole Christopher Durojaiye, Charlotte Fiori, Katharine Cartwright   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

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
doaj   +4 more sources

Practice guidelines for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in Germany. [PDF]

Infection
Abstract Purpose The practice guideline for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) aims to encourage broader adoption of OPAT into routine clinical practice in Germany. Methods The guideline was developed according to the guideline development framework by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies (AWMF) in Germany ...
Tometten L, Trost U, Jürgens L, Achterberg S, Arenz L, Audebert F, Bickel M, Dolff S, Draenert R, Ewering S, Fischer J, Friedrichs A, Hagel S, Hennigs A, Horn D, Isner C, Khatamzas E, Lanckohr C, Lang H, Matthews H, Müller BS, Neubert J, Schmiedel S, Simon A, Tepasse PR, Waldeck F, Lehmann C, Stegemann M.   +27 more
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Effectiveness of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) for patients with cranial infection. [PDF]

Front Med (Lausanne), 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. Here we analysed OPAT for the treatment of patients with cranial infections in our neurosurgical department.MethodsThis retrospective ...
Kilinc F, Setzer M, Behmanesh B, Jussen D, Gessler F, Bayerl S, Kempf VAJ, Kessel J, Czabanka M, Prinz V.   +9 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in the republic of Ireland: results of a national survey [PDF]

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2013
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) services are not well developed in the Republic of Ireland. A national programme is being instituted to standardise care. This survey aims to assess the current use of outpatient intravenous antibiotics and to quantify the needs that physicians identify in the development of a national programme ...
, C Bergin
exaly   +4 more sources

Palliative outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT): A single center experience and systematic scoping review

Clinical Infection in Practice, 2022
Traditionally, outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is used to treat infections with predictable course and anticipated response to therapy. However, there has been little consideration of OPAT for palliation as opposed to cure.
Oyewole Chris Durojaiye, Ihsan Jibril, Evangelos I Kritsotakis   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

353. Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in managing vertebral osteomyelitis [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis, 2023
Abstract Background The outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program was formally established at the University of Kentucky in 2019 to coordinate and monitor home-delivered antimicrobial treatment.
Villacorta Cari, Evelyn, Young, Michael, Clemons, Alisha, Logan, Ashley, Mynatt, Ryan, Soria, Jaime   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources