Executive summary of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: Guidelines of the Spanish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and the Spanish Domiciliary Hospitalisation Society

Authors

  • Luis Eduardo López Cortés Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología. Universidad de Sevilla, Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Sevilla
  • Abel Mujal Martinez Hospital de Sabadell, Corporació Sanitària i Universitària Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona
  • Magdalena Fernández Martínez de Mandojana Organización Sanitaria Integrada (OSI). Debabarrena
  • Natalia Martín Hospital San Pedro. Logroño
  • Mercè Gil Bermejo Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge. Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona
  • Joan Solá Aznar Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari. Sabadell, Barcelona
  • Eulalia Villegas Bruguera Hospital Dos de Maig. Barcelona
  • Maria José Peláez Cantero Hospital Universitario. Álava
  • Víctor José González-Ramallo Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Madrid
  • Miguel Ángel Ponce González Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las palmas de Gran Canaria
  • Manuel Mirón Rubio Hospital de Torrejón. Madrid
  • Mª Montserrat Gómez Rodríguez de Mendarozqueta Hospital Universitário. Álava
  • Miguel Ángel Goenaga Sánchez Organización Sanitaria Integrada (OSI). Donostialdea
  • Pedro Sanroma Mendizába Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla. Santander
  • Elena Delgado Mejía Hospital Son Espases. Palma de Mallorca
  • Marcos Pajarón Guerrero Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla. Santander

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22585/hospdomic.v2i4.53

Keywords:

Anti-Bacterial Agents, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Administration, Intravenous, Home Infusion Therapy, Home Care Services, Hospital-Based

Abstract

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) programmes make it possible to start or complete intravenous antimicrobial therapy for practically any type of infection at home, provided that patient selection is appropriate for the type of OPAT programme available. Although the clinical management of infections in the home setting is comparable in many respects to that offered in conventional hospitalization (selection of antibiotics, duration of treatment, etc.), there are many aspects that are specific to this care modality. It is essential to be aware of them so that OPAT continues to be as safe and effective as inpatient care. The objective of this clinical guideline is therefore to provide evidence-and expert-based recommendations with a view to standardizing clinical practice in this care modality and contribute to a progressive increase in the number of patients who can be cared for and receive intravenous therapy in their own homes.

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López Cortés LD, Mujal Martínez A, Fernández Martínez de Mandojana M, Martín N, Gil Bermejo M, Solá Aznar J, et al; Grup of the Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica (SEIMC), Grup of the Sociedad Española de Hospitalización a Domicilio (SEHAD). Executive summary of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: Guidelines of the Spanish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and the Spanish Domiciliary Hospitalisation Society. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2018.03.012; PMID: 29784453

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Published

2018-10-31

How to Cite

López Cortés, L. E., Mujal Martinez, A., Fernández Martínez de Mandojana, M., Martín, N., Gil Bermejo, M., Solá Aznar, J., Villegas Bruguera, E., Peláez Cantero, M. J., González-Ramallo, V. J., Ponce González, M. Ángel, Mirón Rubio, M., Gómez Rodríguez de Mendarozqueta, M. M., Goenaga Sánchez, M. Ángel, Sanroma Mendizába, P., Delgado Mejía, E., & Pajarón Guerrero, M. (2018). Executive summary of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: Guidelines of the Spanish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and the Spanish Domiciliary Hospitalisation Society. Hospital a Domicilio, 2(4), 165–177. https://doi.org/10.22585/hospdomic.v2i4.53

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