Clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT): a UK perspective | Zendy

A. L. N. Chapman | Zendy; Simon Dixon | Zendy; D. Andrews | Zendy; Patrick Lillie | Zendy; Rohit Bazaz | Zendy; J. D. Patchett | Zendy

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Clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT): a UK perspective

Author(s) -

A. L. N. Chapman,

Simon Dixon,

D. Andrews,

Patrick Lillie,

Rohit Bazaz,

J. D. Patchett

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkp343

Subject(s) - medicine , inpatient care , emergency medicine , cost effectiveness , ambulatory care , patient satisfaction , health economics , intensive care medicine , ambulatory , health care , public health , surgery , nursing , risk analysis (engineering) , economics , economic growth

Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is an effective treatment strategy for a wide variety of infections as long as clinical risk is minimized by conforming to practice guidelines. However, its cost-effectiveness has not been established in the setting of the UK National Health Service. We examined the clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an OPAT service based in a large UK teaching hospital, predominantly using the outpatient 'infusion centre' and patient/carer administration models of service delivery.

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