Intravenous antimicrobial therapy in the hospital-at-home setting: data from the Spanish Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Registry.
Future Microbiol
; 11(3): 375-90, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To evaluate outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in the hospital-at-home (HaH) model, using data from a Spanish registry. PATIENTS &METHODS:
We describe episodes/characteristics of patients receiving OPAT.RESULTS:
Four thousand and five patients were included (mean age 66.2 years), generating 4416 HaH episodes, 4474 infections and 5088 antibiotic treatments. Most patients were from the hospital admission ward and emergency department. Respiratory, urinary and intra-abdominal infections predominated (72%). Forty-six different antimicrobials were used, including combinations of ≥ 2 drugs (20.7%). Most HaH episodes had a successful outcome (91%).CONCLUSION:
Our findings are similar to those obtained previously although our study case profiles differ, suggesting that disease processes of greater severity and complexity can be treated using this healthcare model, without compromising patient safety.Palabras clave
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Servicios de Atención a Domicilio Provisto por Hospital
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Quimioterapia Combinada
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Antiinfecciosos
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Future Microbiol
Asunto de la revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España