Sanjay Patel1,2,3, Valentina Burzio1, Helen Green1, Sara Rees1, Marc Tebruegge2,4,5,6, Christine Jones1,3,4, Saul N Faust1,2,3,4. 1. From the Department of Paediatric Immunology & Infectious Diseases. 2. NIHR Biomedical Research Centre. 3. NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom. 4. Faculty of Medicine and Institute for Life Sciences. 5. Global Health Research Institute, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom. 6. Department of Paediatric Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Recent advances in outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) have largely focused on adult practice, and there are few published data on the safety and effectiveness of pediatric OPAT (p-OPAT). METHODS: During a 3-year period (2012 to 2015), data were prospectively collected on patients managed within the p-OPAT service at Southampton Children's Hospital, a tertiary pediatric hospital in the South of England. RESULTS: A total of 130 p-OPAT episodes were managed during this period. The most frequently managed pathologies were bone and joint infections (44.6%), followed by ear, nose and throat (10.7%), respiratory (10.0%) and central nervous system (10.0%) infections. The most frequently used antimicrobial agent was ceftriaxone (n = 103; 79.2%). For the majority of p-OPAT episodes, antimicrobials were delivered in prefilled syringes (n = 109; 83.8%); 24-hour infusions administered by elastomeric devices were used less commonly (n = 16; 12.3%). The median duration of p-OPAT treatment was 9.2 days (interquartile range: 7.6-19.0 days). With regard to patient outcomes, 113 (86.9%) p-OPAT episodes resulted in cure and 12 (9.2%) in improvement; treatment failure occurred in 5 (3.9%) episodes. Intravenous catheter-related complications were rare. A total of 1683 bed days were saved over the 3-year period. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that p-OPAT is safe and effective, with the potential to offer considerable savings for the healthcare economy through reduced length of inpatient stay.
BACKGROUND: Recent advances in outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) have largely focused on adult practice, and there are few published data on the safety and effectiveness of pediatric OPAT (p-OPAT). METHODS: During a 3-year period (2012 to 2015), data were prospectively collected on patients managed within the p-OPAT service at Southampton Children's Hospital, a tertiary pediatric hospital in the South of England. RESULTS: A total of 130 p-OPAT episodes were managed during this period. The most frequently managed pathologies were bone and joint infections (44.6%), followed by ear, nose and throat (10.7%), respiratory (10.0%) and central nervous system (10.0%) infections. The most frequently used antimicrobial agent was ceftriaxone (n = 103; 79.2%). For the majority of p-OPAT episodes, antimicrobials were delivered in prefilled syringes (n = 109; 83.8%); 24-hour infusions administered by elastomeric devices were used less commonly (n = 16; 12.3%). The median duration of p-OPAT treatment was 9.2 days (interquartile range: 7.6-19.0 days). With regard to patient outcomes, 113 (86.9%) p-OPAT episodes resulted in cure and 12 (9.2%) in improvement; treatment failure occurred in 5 (3.9%) episodes. Intravenous catheter-related complications were rare. A total of 1683 bed days were saved over the 3-year period. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that p-OPAT is safe and effective, with the potential to offer considerable savings for the healthcare economy through reduced length of inpatient stay.
Authors: Ann L N Chapman; Sanjay Patel; Carolyne Horner; Helen Green; Achyut Guleri; Sara Hedderwick; Susan Snape; Julie Statham; Elizabeth Wilson; Mark Gilchrist; R Andrew Seaton Journal: JAC Antimicrob Resist Date: 2019-08-26