Predictors of adverse safety events and unscheduled care among an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) patient cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Select circumstances require outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT). The potency of OPAT agents presents an increased risk of adverse events and unscheduled medical care. We analyzed these outcomes among OPAT recipients as part of the implementation of a collaborative OPAT program.

Methods

Adult patients discharged home from an academic hospital with OPAT between January 2019 and June 2021 were included in this retrospective cohort; participants discharged between June 2020 and June 2021 were part of the collaborative OPAT program. Patients with cystic fibrosis were excluded. Data on patient characteristics and outcomes were collected from electronic medical records by two reviewers. Multivariable analysis was conducted to identify predictors of vascul

SUBMITTER: Billmeyer KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10272639 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature