Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in Germany: a prospective cohort study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) means intravenous administration of antibiotics outside the hospital. The antibiotics are administered at the patient's home. The advantages are the shortening of the inpatient stay, which means that patients can remain in their familiar environment, the reduction of nosocomial infections as well as the reduction of hospital and therapy costs. Nevertheless, OPAT is rarely performed in Germany, despite its international application. Therefore, systematic data on OPAT are not available in Germany. The project objective is to investigate the medical care using OPAT under medical, epidemiological and economic aspects within the framework of the Cologne Network of Infectious Diseases.

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SUBMITTER: Scholten N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9664305 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature