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Safety Of Opat In Older Versus Younger Adults, Kaylen Elizabeth Brzozowski
Safety Of Opat In Older Versus Younger Adults, Kaylen Elizabeth Brzozowski
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Introduction Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is considered practical, safe, and cost-effective, but roughly 20% of all adult patients on OPAT experience an adverse event (AE). Frequency of AEs and healthcare utilization, defined as emergency department visits and infectious disease office visits, phone calls, and emails, may be greatest in the first two weeks of OPAT. Given that older adults (age ≥ 65) have greater cognitive decline, ADL limitations, and comorbidities than younger adults, we sought to evaluate the frequency and timing of AEs in older adults on OPAT. We examine patients on OPAT at Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) …