Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) Serial Readmissions and High Utilizers: Drilling Down on Readmission Following Discharge on Intravenous Antibiotics
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BACKGROUND A streamlined transition from inpatient to outpatient care can decrease 30-day readmissions. Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) programs have not reduced readmissions; an OPAT bundle has been suggested to improve outcomes. We implemented a transition-of-care (TOC) OPAT bundle and assessed the effects on all-cause, 30-day hospital readmission. METHODS Retrospectively, p...
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دوره 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017