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Self-administration in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Service

Sponsor: Erasmus Medical Center

Summary

Home Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Treatment (Home-OPAT) is a service provided to patients that receive antibiotics via infusion but are clinically well enough to go home. A nurse will visit the patient daily to administer the antibiotics. However, the patient or a caregiver can also administer the antibiotics without the help of a nurse. This is called Self-OPAT. The Self-OPAT service is already in practice internationally but not yet in the Netherlands. The goal of this observational study is to assess the possibility to implement Self-OPAT in the Dutch context. The main questions it aims to answer are: Which patients are suitable for Self-OPAT services? How can patients be trained adequately for performing Self-OPAT? What are the experiences of patients with Self-OPAT? How much nurse engagement is needed during Self-OPAT? Is the outcome of treatment with Self-OPAT comparable to Home-OPAT? How do the costs of Self-OPAT differ from the costs of Home-OPAT? How can you implement an Self-OPAT program in the hospital? Participants will be trained by a nurse to administer the infusion antibiotics. They will then administer the antibiotics themselves for as long as the duration of treatment. Every week a nurse will visit to check the progression of the treatment and check the functioning and hygiene of the infusion materials. After a month participants will fill-out a questionnaire about their experience with Self-OPAT.

Official title: Self-administration in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicriobial Therapy Service

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