Universität zu Köln

Scholten, Nadine ORCID: 0000-0002-7793-7745, Leisse, Charlotte ORCID: 0000-0002-5562-5038, Brandes, Vanessa, Oberroehrmann, Charlotte, Ihle, Peter, Peter, Sophie ORCID: 0000-0003-1014-5142, Hagemeier, Anna, Hellmich, Martin, Lindemann, Christoph H., Samel, Christina, Pfaff, Holger and Lehmann, Clara (2022). Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in Germany: a prospective cohort study protocol. BMJ Open, 12 (11). LONDON: BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP. ISSN 2044-6055

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Abstract

Introduction Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) means intravenous administration of antibiotics outside the hospital. The antibiotics are administered at the patient's home. The advantages are the shortening of the inpatient stay, which means that patients can remain in their familiar environment, the reduction of nosocomial infections as well as the reduction of hospital and therapy costs. Nevertheless, OPAT is rarely performed in Germany, despite its international application. Therefore, systematic data on OPAT are not available in Germany. The project objective is to investigate the medical care using OPAT under medical, epidemiological and economic aspects within the framework of the Cologne Network of Infectious Diseases. Methods and analysis Observational study with mixed-methods approach, qualitative analysis to identify physician side factors to assess the attitude of general practitioners in Cologne with regard to possible implementation barriers of an OPAT. Longitudinal analysis of an OPAT patient cohort with respect to clinical and patient-relevant outcomes using descriptive and conclusive statistics. Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Cologne, Germany (19- 1284-1). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. The results will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at one or more scientific conferences.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Scholten, Nadine UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-7793-7745 UNSPECIFIED Leisse, Charlotte UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-5562-5038 UNSPECIFIED Brandes, Vanessa UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Oberroehrmann, Charlotte UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ihle, Peter UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Peter, Sophie UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1014-5142 UNSPECIFIED Hagemeier, Anna UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hellmich, Martin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lindemann, Christoph H. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Samel, Christina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pfaff, Holger UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lehmann, Clara UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-667238
DOI:	10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061417
Journal or Publication Title:	BMJ Open
Volume:	12
Number:	11
Date:	2022
Publisher:	BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	2044-6055
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language COST-ANALYSIS; RISK-FACTORS; OPAT; RECOMMENDATIONS; HOME; UK Multiple languages Medicine, General & Internal Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/66723