ArticleThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale2016
Patient Characteristics and Outcomes of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy: A Retrospective Study.
Article in The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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- Clinical Outcomes and Safety Profile of Vancomycin in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Services: A Systematic Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Assessment of Antimicrobial Transition Errors from Hospitals to Skilled Nursing Facilities.Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Does comorbidity index predict OPAT readmission?JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2023Article
- Risk of Treatment Failure for Prosthetic Joint Infections: Retrospective Chart Review in an Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Program.The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy · 2023Article
- Prevalence and risk factors associated with readmission with acute kidney injury in patients receiving vancomycin outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics · 2022Article
- Evaluate the Effectiveness of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Program in Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Are hematopoietic cell transplant recipients with Gram-negative bacteremia spending more time outpatient while on intravenous antibiotics? Addressing trends over 10 years at a single center.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2021Article
- Assessing the utilization and impact of a newly established outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program.Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada · 2020Article
- Health-related quality of life and its association with outcomes of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2020Article
- Perspectives of United States-based Infectious Diseases Physicians on Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Practice.Open forum infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Updated good practice recommendations for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in adults and children in the UK.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2019Review
- Incidence and risk factors for healthcare utilisation among patients discharged on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.Epidemiology and infection · 2018Article
- Rates of and Risk Factors for Adverse Drug Events in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018Article
- Bundle in the Bronx: Impact of a Transition-of-Care Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy Bundle on All-Cause 30-Day Hospital Readmissions.Open forum infectious diseases · 2017Article
- Predictors of Unplanned Hospitalization in Patients Receiving Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Across a Large Integrated Healthcare Network.Open forum infectious diseases · 2017Article
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Abstract
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 Health Sciences Centre within a one-year period. Between June 2012 and May 2013, 104 patients (median age 63 years) were discharged home with parenteral antimicrobials. The most commonly treated syndromes included surgical site infections (33%), osteoarticular infections (28%), and bacteremia (21%). The most frequently prescribed antimicrobials were ceftriaxone (21%) and cefazolin (20%). Only 56% of the patients received follow-up care from an infectious diseases specialist. In the 60 days following discharge, 43% of the patients returned to the emergency department, while 26% required readmission. Forty-eight percent of the return visits were due to infection relapse or treatment failure, and 23% could be attributed to OPAT-related complications. These results suggest that many OPAT patients have unplanned health care encounters because of issues related to their infection or treatment, and the creation of a formal OPAT clinic may help improve outcomes.
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