ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2024
Creation and Validation of an Automated Registry for Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotics.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- 2026 Updated good practice recommendations for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in adults and children in the UK.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2026Review
- Emphasizing the O in OPAT: A Pathway for Clinic-Initiated Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (CI-OPAT) at an Academic Center.Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
- A bundle of the top 10 OPAT publications in 2024.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Review
- Management of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy: a United States-based multi-center survey.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Article
- Effectiveness, safety, and feasibility of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in a resource-limited setting: A pilot longitudinal study.World journal of methodology · 2025Article
- Inpatient Cost Avoidance and Uncompensated Labor Associated With Different Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Care Models.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Models of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Care: One Size May Not Fit All.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2025Article
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Practices in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Programs in the United States.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- We Shape Our Tools and Then Our Tools Shape Us: OPAT and the EHR.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
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Abstract
Existing outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) registries are resource intensive, and OPAT programs struggle to produce objective data to show the value of their work. We describe the building and validation of an automated OPAT registry within our electronic medical record and provide objective data on the value of the program. Variables and outcomes include age, sex, race, ethnicity, primary insurance payor, antibiotic names, infection syndromes treated, discharge disposition, 30-day all-cause readmission and death rates, complications, and an estimate of the hospital days saved. Records for 146 OPAT episodes were reviewed manually to validate the registry. Data were displayed in a dashboard within the electronic medical record. Over the 4-year time frame, our registry collected 3956 unique patients who completed 4710 episodes (approximately 1200 episodes per year). A total of 400 complications during OPAT were identified. All variables had an accuracy of >90% on validation. The OPAT program resulted in a reduction in hospital length of stay by 88 820 days, or roughly 22 000 days per year. We intend our registry to serve as a blueprint for similar OPAT programs with limited administrative resources. Wider application of our system would allow for easier aggregation and comparisons of OPAT practice and address the lack interinstitutional standardization of OPAT data and outcomes.
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