M J Peláez Cantero1, A Madrid Rodríguez2, A L Urda Cardona2, A Jurado Ortiz2. 1. Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Pediatría, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Electronic address: pelaez_mariajose@hotmail.com. 2. Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Pediatría, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España.
Abstract
OBJETIVES: Parenteral antibiotic treatment has been classically developed in hospitals and is considered as a hospital procedure. The development of Hospital at Home Units (HHU) has led to an increase in outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) in paediatrics patients. The objective of this study is to describe our experience, as an HHU integrated within a Paediatric Department, in home antimicrobial therapy over a period of 12 years. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This prospective and descriptive study included every patient with a disease requiring parenteral antimicrobial therapy who was admitted to our HHU from January 2000 to December 2012. RESULTS: During the study there were 163 cases on OPAT. The mean age of the patients was 11.1 years, and the sample group was comprised of 33 males and 22 feamales. The main sources of the treated infections were respiratory tract (76%), catheter-related bloodstream (9.2%), and urinary tract infections (5.5%). Amikacin was the most widely used antibiotic. Almost all treatments (96.6%) were via an intravenous route. Catheter-associated complications were more common than drug-associated complications. Successful at-home treatment was observed in 90.2% of cases. CONCLUSIONS: OPAT is a good and safe alternative in many paediatric diseases.
OBJETIVES: Parenteral antibiotic treatment has been classically developed in hospitals and is considered as a hospital procedure. The development of Hospital at Home Units (HHU) has led to an increase in outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) in paediatrics patients. The objective of this study is to describe our experience, as an HHU integrated within a Paediatric Department, in home antimicrobial therapy over a period of 12 years. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This prospective and descriptive study included every patient with a disease requiring parenteral antimicrobial therapy who was admitted to our HHU from January 2000 to December 2012. RESULTS: During the study there were 163 cases on OPAT. The mean age of the patients was 11.1 years, and the sample group was comprised of 33 males and 22 feamales. The main sources of the treated infections were respiratory tract (76%), catheter-related bloodstream (9.2%), and urinary tract infections (5.5%). Amikacin was the most widely used antibiotic. Almost all treatments (96.6%) were via an intravenous route. Catheter-associated complications were more common than drug-associated complications. Successful at-home treatment was observed in 90.2% of cases. CONCLUSIONS: OPAT is a good and safe alternative in many paediatric diseases.
Authors: Bernie Carter; Enitan D Carrol; David Porter; Matthew Peak; David Taylor-Robinson; Debra Fisher-Smith; Lucy Blake Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2018-11-15 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Bernie Carter; Debra Fisher-Smith; David Porter; Steven Lane; Matthew Peak; David Taylor-Robinson; Louise Bracken; Enitan D Carrol Journal: PLoS One Date: 2021-04-02 Impact factor: 3.240