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. 2024 Jun;65(6):566-575.
doi: 10.1007/s00108-024-01707-1. Epub 2024 May 14.

[Outpatient parenteral anti-infective therapy (OPAT)]

[Article in German]
Liseth Gehlen  1 , Clara Lehmann  2   3
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[Outpatient parenteral anti-infective therapy (OPAT)]

[Article in German]
Liseth Gehlen et al. Inn Med (Heidelb). 2024 Jun.

Abstract
in English, German

Outpatient parenteral anti-infective therapy (OPAT) involves the administration of intravenous anti-infectives outside a hospital setting. This shortens the inpatient stay and leads to a reduction in treatment costs, fewer instances of nosocomial infections and enhanced quality of life for the patient.

Die ambulante parenterale antiinfektive Therapie (APAT) bezeichnet die Applikation intravenöser antiinfektiver Substanzen außerhalb des Krankenhauses. Diese Vorgehensweise ermöglicht eine Verkürzung der Krankenhausliegedauer und reduziert so das damit verbundene Risiko nosokomialer Infektionen. Gleichzeitig trägt die APAT dazu bei, die Lebensqualität der Patient:innen zu verbessern. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden die Grundzüge der APAT beschrieben. Organisation, Planung und konkrete Durchführung werden erläutert.

Keywords: Anti-bacterial agents; Anti-infective treatment/monitoring; Anti-infective treatment/organization; Hospitalization; Outpatients.

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