An evaluation of risk factors for readmission in patients receiving outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.
Abby C BradleyMary Joyce B WinglerKatherine L ArtmanLori M WardJose LucarPublished in: Therapeutic advances in infectious disease (2023)
Patients receiving OPAT at home are at increased risk for early hospital readmission, but it is often due to reasons not associated with OPAT. Patients with chronic kidney disease beginning OPAT at home should be closely monitored after discharge.