Emergency Department Visits During Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy: A Cohort Study

Emergency Department Utilization During Self-Administered Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

756Emergency Department Visits During Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Administered at Home

Background. Although administration of OPAT at home is now common practice, there is a paucity of data on the frequency of emergency department (ED) visits during such treatment. The purpose of this study was to describe ED visits while on OPAT at home. Methods. All OPAT courses carried out at home for patients at Cleveland Clinic over one calendar year were identified from the institution’s OP...

Patient Characteristics and Outcomes of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy: A Retrospective Study

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a safe and effective alternative to hospitalization for many patients with infectious diseases. The objective of this study was to describe the OPAT experience at a Canadian tertiary academic centre in the absence of a formal OPAT program. This was achieved through a retrospective chart review of OPAT patients discharged from Sunnybrook Heal...

The Impact of an Infectious Diseases Transition Service on the Care of Outpatients on Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy.

BACKGROUND Many hospitalized patients with complicated infections are discharged on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT). However, little is known about how to improve the postdischarge care of OPAT patients. OBJECTIVE The impact of an infectious diseases transitions service (IDTS) on OPAT patient readmissions, as well as on processes of care, was evaluated. METHODS We perform...

Safety and efficacy of long-term outpatient ertapenem therapy.

Ertapenem is increasingly utilized in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), but data regarding the efficacy and safety of long-term ertapenem therapy have been limited. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adult patients who received outpatient ertapenem therapy at our center between 2010 and 2013. Among 306 unique patients who were discharged on ertapenem therapy, the mos...