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- Title
Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship for Pediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy.
- Authors
Hersh, Adam L.; Olson, Jared; Stockmann, Chris; Thorell, Emily A.; Knackstedt, Elizabeth D.; Esquibel, Lawanda; Sanderson, Susan; Pavia1, Andrew T.
- Abstract
We developed an outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) stewardship program in a freestanding children's hospital to improve the appropriateness of OPAT prescribing. Introduction of the program enabled expert review of nearly 90% of the patients being prepared for discharge with OPAT and was associated with a 24% reduction in OPAT use.
- Subjects
OUTPATIENT medical care; ANTIBIOTICS; CHILDREN'S hospitals; INTRAVENOUS therapy; DISCHARGE planning; HUMAN services programs
- Publication
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2, pe34
- ISSN
2048-7193
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jpids/pix038