We’ll take it from here: Veterans Affairs OPAT management of home IV therapy initiated at community hospitals

An outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy team from a Veterans Affairs facility managed patients discharged from their own facility and neighboring community hospitals. There were no significant differences in adverse outcomes between the groups, but a majority of regimens were modified from th...

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Published inAntimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE Vol. 3; no. 1; p. e197
Main Authors Tiemann, Allison R., Guastadisegni, Jessica M., Kouma, Marcus A., Kelly, Kevin C., Arasaratnam, Reuben J., Storey, Donald F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01.01.2023
Subjects
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
Comorbidity
Drug dosages
Emergency medical care
Hospital administration
Hospitals
Laboratories
Patients
Prostheses
Staphylococcus infections
Veterans
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Summary:An outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy team from a Veterans Affairs facility managed patients discharged from their own facility and neighboring community hospitals. There were no significant differences in adverse outcomes between the groups, but a majority of regimens were modified from those initially proposed by community providers.
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ISSN:2732-494X
2732-494X
DOI:10.1017/ash.2023.476