SynthesisClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2020
Quality Indicators for Appropriate Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in Adults: A Systematic Review and RAND-modified Delphi Procedure.
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- Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Practice Variability Across Veterans Affairs Hospitals.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- 2026 Updated good practice recommendations for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in adults and children in the UK.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2026Review
- Management of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy: a United States-based multi-center survey.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Article
- Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy delivery, readmission rates, and multidisciplinary teams: a scoping review of the impact of published quality indicators.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Article
- Clinical and patient-reported outcomes of self-administered outpatient parenteral antimicrobial treatment (S-OPAT): a scoping review.Infection · 2025Article
- Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in a Tertiary Hospital in France: A Description of Service Models and Costs.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Outcomes Metrics Assessment Survey.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Identifying AWaRe indicators for appropriate antibiotic use: a narrative review.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2024Review
- Evaluation of appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in primary healthcare institutions in China using proxy indicator.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2024Article
- International development of a patient-centered core outcome set for assessing health-related quality of life in metastatic breast cancer patients.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2023Article
- Selecting a PRO-CTCAE-based subset for patient-reported symptom monitoring in prostate cancer patients: a modified Delphi procedure.ESMO open · 2023Review
- Decreased hospital readmissions after programmatic strengthening of an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2023Article
- Current Practices and Opportunities for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in Hospitals: A National Cross-Sectional Survey.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- 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
- Risk factors for readmission among patients receiving outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: a retrospective cohort study.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2022Article
- Treatment of infections caused by multi-resistant microorganisms in hospital at home units.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2021Review
- Applicability of Quality Indicators for Appropriate Antibiotic use in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT): A Point Prevalence Survey.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Recent Updates in Antimicrobial Stewardship in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy.Current infectious disease reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundOur aim in this study was to develop quality indicators (QIs) for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) care that can be used as metrics for quality assessment and improvement.
methodsA RAND-modified Delphi procedure was used to develop a set of QIs. Recommendations on appropriate OPAT care in adults were retrieved from the literature using a systematic review and translated into potential QIs. These QIs were appraised and prioritized by a multidisciplinary panel of international OPAT experts in 2 questionnaire rounds combined with a meeting between rounds.
resultsThe procedure resulted in 33 OPAT-specific recommendations. The following QIs that describe recommended OPAT care were prioritized by the expert panel: the presence of a structured OPAT program, a formal OPAT care team, a policy on patient selection criteria, and a treatment and monitoring plan; assessment for OPAT should be performed by the OPAT team; patients and family should be informed about OPAT; there should be a mechanism in place for urgent discussion and review of emergent clinical problems, and a system in place for rapid communication; laboratory results should be delivered to physicians within 24 hours; and the OPAT team should document clinical response to antimicrobial management, document adverse events, and monitor QIs for OPAT care and make these data available.
conclusionsWe systematically developed a set of 33 QIs for optimal OPAT care, of which 12 were prioritized by the expert panel. These QIs can be used to assess and improve the quality of care provided by OPAT teams.
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