610. Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Patients Receiving Vancomycin
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.804
Abstract: Vancomycin therapy is known to be associated with nephrotoxicity. Predictors of nephrotoxicity in outpatients are not well defined and have only been reported in relatively small studies. We examined the factors associated with incidence of… read more here.
Keywords: kidney injury; acute kidney; therapy; opat ... See more keywords
625. Sustained Efforts Improve Adherence to Monitoring for Solid Tumor Patients Discharged on Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) at a Comprehensive Cancer Center
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.819
Abstract: OPAT helps reduce hospital length of stay, but 1 in 4 patients is readmitted within 30 days of discharge. Follow up < 30 days after discharge and laboratory monitoring during therapy have been shown to… read more here.
Keywords: solid tumor; laboratory monitoring; monitoring; therapy ... See more keywords
A Bundle of the Top 10 OPAT Publications in 2021
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac242
Abstract: Abstract As outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) becomes more common, it may be difficult to stay current with recent related publications. A group of multidisciplinary OPAT clinicians reviewed and ranked all OPAT publications published in… read more here.
Keywords: bundle top; top opat; publications 2021; opat ... See more keywords
Comparing Injecting Drug Users with Others Receiving Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx183
Abstract: To the Editor—We read with interest the article by Buehrle et al. outlining their experience with injecting drug users (IDUs) on an outpatient parenteral intravenous (IV) therapy (OPAT) program and believe that it adds much… read more here.
Keywords: idus; outpatient parenteral; drug users; idu ... See more keywords
1931. Health-Related Social Vulnerabilities in a Pediatric Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Program
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1587
Abstract: Abstract Background Serious pediatric infections are treated safely with outpatient parenteral or prolonged oral antibiotic therapy (OPAT). The OPAT delivery system can be complex with outcomes complicated by social vulnerabilities in the lives of children… read more here.
Keywords: therapy opat; social vulnerabilities; health related; opat program ... See more keywords
1934. Who Really Benefits Financially From OPAT: Patients/Families or Healthcare Institutions?
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1590
Abstract: Abstract Background Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is an accepted model of care for children, as it reduces the negative psychosocial impact of hospital admission and the risk of hospital-acquired infection. However, evidence for the… read more here.
Keywords: hospital; patients families; cost; opat ... See more keywords
P22 Using an elastomeric pump to administer continuous infusions of antibiotics as part of an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (opat) programme
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DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-314585.31
Abstract: Aims Continuous intravenous infusion using an elastomeric pump is an alternative delivery method in paediatric patients who need intravenous antibiotics (IVAB) which would otherwise need to be administered three times daily, such as piperacillin/tazobactam or… read more here.
Keywords: therapy opat; elastomeric pump; outpatient parenteral; opat ... See more keywords
Delivery, setting and outcomes of paediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT): a scoping review
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021603
Abstract: Background There has been little detailed systematic consideration of the delivery, setting and outcomes of paediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT), although individual studies report that it is a safe and effective treatment. Objective This… read more here.
Keywords: scoping review; delivery setting; outcomes paediatric; review ... See more keywords