Delivery, setting and outcomes of paediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT): a scoping review.

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 scoping review aimed to examine what is known about the delivery, settings and outcomes of paediatric OPAT and to identify key knowledge deficits.

Design

A scoping review using Arksey and O'Malley's framework was undertaken.

Data sources

Keywords were identified and used to search MEDLINE and CINAHL.

Study appraisal methods

Primary research studies were included if samples comprised children and young people 21 or under, who had received OPAT at home or in a day treatment centre. The Mixed Metho

SUBMITTER: Carter B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6252693 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature