Experiences in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT): Barriers and challenges from the front lines

• Main Authors: Nicole Ng (Author), Pamela Bailey (Author), Rachel Pryor (Author), Lillian Fung (Author), Christine Veals (Author), Kenneth Sabouri (Author), Julie Reznicek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is now the standard of care for managing patients who no longer need inpatient care but require prolonged intravenous antimicrobial therapy. OPAT increases patient satisfaction, reduces the lengths of hospital stay, lowers emerg...