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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...r their caregivers) may be allowed to sel...
...on can be made about whether PWID may be t...
Elderly patients should be allowed to be...
...ation can be made regarding whether inf...
...Antimicro...
...n patients with no prior history of...
...nts needing short courses of OPAT...
...se of a central catheter over a non-centr...
...ndation can be made for choice of vascular cathe...
...ents with advanced CKD requiring OPAT...
...mmendation can be made about whether...
...ot necessary to remove a vascular access d...
...ation can be made regarding the need to treat p...
...children requiring OPAT, PICCs should be p...
...ory testing should be monitored in patients...
...ood levels should be measured regular...
...ecommendation on frequency of outpati...
...Antimicrobial Stewardship...
...uld have infectious disease expert r...
...e 2. Features of Selected Antibacterials...
...eatures of Selected Antivirals and Antifu...