Engaging patients and caregivers in a transdisciplinary effort to improve outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy
Date:
05/21/2020
Citation:
Keller SC, Tamma P, Salinas A, Williams D, Cosgrove SE, Gurses AP. Engaging Patients and Caregivers in a Transdisciplinary Effort to Improve Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 May 21;7(6):ofaa188. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa188. PMID: 32617369; PMCID: PMC7314581.
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.