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

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
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Experiences in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT): Barriers and challenges from the front lines [PDF]

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2021
Background: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is now the standard of care for managing patients who no longer need inpatient care but require prolonged intravenous antimicrobial therapy.
Nicole Ng, Pamela Bailey, Rachel Pryor, Lillian Fung, Christine Veals, Kenneth Sabouri, Julie Reznicek   +6 more
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Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) in Italy: A Scoping Review

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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Risk Factors for Hospital Readmission Following Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT)

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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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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Exploring the advancements of Australian OPAT

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2023
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in Australia has evolved from modest beginnings to a well-established health service with proven benefits in patient outcomes.
Tony Lai, Horst Thiele, Benjamin A. Rogers, Nadine Hillock, Suman Adhikari, Alexander McNamara, Matthew Rawlins   +6 more
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Reflections on implementation of a failure-point–focused outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy management program

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022
Management of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is complex, and incorporation of a pharmacist can improve outcomes. The creation of new clinical programs is often limited by staffing resources.
Alice N. Hemenway, Rebecca L. Stewart
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Outpatient parenteral ­antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) and the general ­physician [PDF]

Clinical Medicine, 2013
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) refers to outpatient or community-based management of an infection via the administration of an intravenous (IV) antimicrobial without an overnight hospital stay. Patients may be managed without admission or may transition to OPAT following hospitalisation.
Gavin Barlow, DA Barr, RA Seaton
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OPAT: outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy [PDF]

JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 2020
Graphical Abstract.
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Safety, Efficacy and Direct/Indirect Cost Analysis of an Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy Unit: A Prospective Cohort Study from Turkey

Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials, 2023
Introduction: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is uncommon in Turkey and other developing countries, and its popularity has not increased at a satisfactory rate. We aimed to evaluate the direct and indirect cost analysis of an OPAT unit
Bahadır Orkun ÖZBAY, Aliye BAŞTUĞ, Ergün ÖKSÜZ, Hürrem BODUR   +3 more
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