Outpatient Parenteral Therapy for Complicated Staphylococcus aureus Infections: A Snapshot of Processes and Outcomes in the Real World.
Jennifer L TownsendSara C KellerMartin TibuakuuSameer ThakkerBailey WebsterMaya SiegelKevin J PsoterOmar MansourTrish M PerlPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2018)
Patients discharged to SNFs may be at higher risk for line events than patients discharged to HHCs. Efforts should be made to strengthen basic OPAT processes, such as lab monitoring and clinic follow-up, at both sites of care.
Keyphrases
- staphylococcus aureus
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- quality improvement
- escherichia coli
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported outcomes
- weight loss
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- biofilm formation
- insulin resistance
- candida albicans
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- glycemic control