Management of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
Key Points
Key Points
Potential benefits to the healthcare system include shorter or avoided hospital stays, prevention of hospital associated conditions and significant cost savings.
Advantages of OPAT to patients include the ability to return to work or school faster, care for children or dependents and, generally, to resume activities of daily living with minimal interruption in their life.
Models of Care
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Treatment
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...mmendation can be made about whether PW...
...y patients should be allowed to be tre...
...ndation can be made regarding whether infants...
...imicrobial and Catheter Utilization...
...tients with no prior history of allerg...
...atients needing short courses of OPAT (less than 1...
...of a central catheter over a non-central cat...
...ecommendation can be made for choice of v...
...ients with advanced CKD requiring OPAT, t-CVC are...
...mmendation can be made about whether pat...
...is not necessary to remove a vascular access devi...
...tion can be made regarding the need to treat patie...
...ildren requiring OPAT, PICCs should be pla...
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Serial laboratory testing should be mon...
...blood levels should be measured regula...
...ized recommendation on frequency of outpatient...
...robial Stewardship
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Table 3. Features of Selected Antivirals and A...