Engaging patients and caregivers in a transdisciplinary effort to improve outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy

Sara C. Keller; Pranita Tamma; Alejandra Salinas; Deborah Williams; Sara E. Cosgrove; Ayse P. Gurses

doi:10.1093/OFID/OFAA188

Engaging patients and caregivers in a transdisciplinary effort to improve outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy

Sara C. Keller, Pranita Tamma, Alejandra Salinas, Deborah Williams, Sara E. Cosgrove, Ayse P. Gurses

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Abstract

We worked with patients, caregivers, and healthcare workers to prioritize barriers and propose solutions to outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) care. Unclear communication channels, rushed instruction, safe bathing with an intravenous catheter, and lack of standardized instructions were highly ranked barriers. Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy programs should focus on mitigating barriers to OPAT care.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume	7
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/OFID/OFAA188
State	Published - 2020

Keywords

Catheter complications
FMEA
Home infusion
OPAT
Patient-involved research

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Oncology
Clinical Neurology

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