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B. Braun's Complete OPAT Pathway

Supporting Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

Patient Access. Intravenous Drug Preparation. Administration.

 

OPAT facilitates early discharge or admission avoidance of medically stable patients requiring intravenous (IV) antimicrobial therapy. OPAT is clinically and cost effective for a range of infections and allows optimisation of hospital bed capacity and patient flow. 1

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impatient stay, easing bed pressures and maximizing

quality of life

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References

  1. Based on HSCIC Hospital Episode Statistics April 2014-March 2015 Admitted Patient Care FCEs excluding day cases
  2. Chapman A 2013 Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in a Changing NHS Challenges and Opportunities (upto 4% of hospital admissions solely for IV antimicrobials)
  3. Chapman et Al 2009 Clinical Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) a UK perspective (mean duration of therapy 22.5 days)
  4. Lord Carter 2-16 Operational productivity and performance in English NHS acute hospitals page 66 (estimated cost of hospital bed day £300)
  5. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-matters-antimicrobial-resistance/health-matters-antimicrobial-resistance
  6. Corwin, P/, Toop, L, McGeoch, G., Than, M., Wynn-Thomas, S., Wells, J., Dawson, R., Abernethy, P., Pithie, A., Chambers, S., Fletcher, L and Richards