Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship for Pediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 May 15;7(2):e34-e36. doi: 10.1093/jpids/pix038.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Intravenous
  • Ambulatory Care / organization & administration*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship / organization & administration*
  • Communicable Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Hospitals, Pediatric / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Patient Transfer
  • Utah

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents