作者: Priyanka Fernandes , Carly Milliren , Helen M. Mahoney-West , Laura Schwartz , Catherine S. Lachenauer
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001716
关键词: Intensive care medicine 、 Retrospective cohort study 、 Cohort study 、 Observational study 、 Medicine 、 Antimicrobial 、 MEDLINE
摘要: Background and Objective: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) provides numerous benefits but may pose unique risks in children. We aimed to determine rates of OPAT antimicrobial-and intravenous access-related complications and their associations with specific antimicrobials and type of intravenous access in pediatric patients. Methods: Observational cohort study of patients receiving OPAT from August 2008 to May 2015 cared for by the Infectious Diseases service at a tertiary children's hospital. Primary outcome was …