ArticleAmerican journal of infection control2019
Hazards from physical attributes of the home environment among patients on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.
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- Challenges and drivers in the implementation of current practices in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: an international survey.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2026Article
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- Stability of Ampicillin plus Ceftriaxone Combined in Elastomeric Infusion Devices for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Implementing a Toolkit to Improve the Education of Patients on Home-Based Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT).Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety · 2022Article
- Successful Integration of Clinical Pharmacists in an OPAT Program: A Real-Life Multidisciplinary Circuit.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- A task analysis of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) surveillance in home infusion therapy.American journal of infection control · 2022Article
- Human factors/ergonomics work system analysis of patient work: state of the science and future directions.International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2021Review
- Paediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT): An e-survey of the experiences of parents and clinicians.PloS one · 2021Article
- Engaging Patients and Caregivers in a Transdisciplinary Effort to Improve Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy.Open forum infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Roles and Role Ambiguity in Patient- and Caregiver-Performed Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy.Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety · 2019Article
- Engineering a Foundation for Partnership to Improve Medication Safety during Care Transitions.Journal of patient safety and risk management · 2019Article
- Preparation of Patients for Central Venous Catheter Care in the Home: Perspectives From Health Care Personnel.American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical QualityArticle
- It's Complicated: Patient and Informal Caregiver Performance of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy-Related Tasks.American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical QualityArticle
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Abstract
backgroundOutpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) requires that patients and their caregivers administer antimicrobial medications in the home via venous catheters. Hazards from physical attributes of the home environment may impede safe performance of OPAT tasks.
methodsWe performed a qualitative study, including semistructured telephone interviews and contextual inquiries, of patients performing OPAT tasks inside the home. Eligible participants were discharged from 2 academic medical centers in Baltimore, Maryland, on OPAT. We coded interview transcripts and contextual inquiry forms based on a model of healthcare work systems.
resultsTwenty-nine patients underwent semistructured telephone interviews, and 14 patients underwent contextual inquiry. We identified hazards including bathing, animal or pets, extremes in temperature, household clutter, indoor soil and food exposures, outdoor soil, and travel. Patients often developed strategies to mitigate these hazards. DISCUSSION: Multiple hazards related to the home environment could have led to harm, and in the absence of specific guidance, patients developed strategies to mitigate these hazards.
conclusionsEducational interventions to improve OPAT should incorporate an understanding of hazards that may occur in the home environment.
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