Routine Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Clinic Review Minimizes Inpatient Readmission

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy today.

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 self-administered. Patients are selected for...

1298Predictors of Hospital Readmission in Patients Receiving Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT)

Background. OPAT is increasingly utilized; however, hospital readmissions during OPAT are common and few studies have been conducted to identify risk factors for these readmissions. Methods. Retrospective, observational, cohort study of adults discharged from a U.S. academic medical center between 1/1/12 – 8/1/13 who received OPAT via a peripherally inserted central catheter. Cystic fibrosis pa...

Risk Factors for Readmission in Patients with Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: a report of three years experience.

Although outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is practiced internationally, there is a paucity of data regarding outcomes of paediatric OPAT. A retrospective analysis, of 3 years experience (January 2010 to 2013) was performed at a tertiary paediatric Respiratory unit. There were 362 OPAT courses administered to 32 children, of which 30 had cystic fibrosis and the remaining two ha...