Antibiotic Clinic: Two Years' Experience in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in a Portuguese Hospital.

Abstract:

INTRODUCTION:Outpatient antimicrobial therapy programs have been in place for more than four decades. They provide safe and effective treatment for a selected group of patients while reducing costs. In Europe in general, and in Portugal in particular, these programs are still a relatively new phenomenon. The aim of this study is to describe our center's two years' experience with such a program (Antibiotic Clinic). MATERIAL AND METHODS:The cohort of treatments administered by the Antibiotic Clinic in its first two years of existence (September 12th 2016 to September 11th 2018) was analyzed and data pertaining to patients, infections, infectious agents, antimicrobials and outcomes (infection resolution, adverse events and death) were characterized. RESULTS:The Antibiotic Clinic treated 231 patients in 250 episodes, providing a total of 2357 days of antibiotic treatment. The urinary tract was the most common site (39.2%) and Enterobacteriaceae the most common agents (63.7% of isolates). Infections were resolved in 90.8% of treatments (95.6% of patients), adverse events were few (1.2%) and direct mortality was not found. The dropout rate was 1.6%. DISCUSSION:Infection resolution and adverse event rates were comparable to other centers. High treatment and low dropout rates point to high physician and patient acceptance. CONCLUSION:Our experience with this program suggests it is a safe and effective alternative to inpatient admission. This is in line with current literature which suggests efforts should be made to expand this treatment modality. :Introdução: Os programas de administração de antimicrobianos parentéricos em ambulatório (outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy) iniciaram-se há mais de quatro décadas. Para além de proporcionarem tratamento seguro e eficaz num grupo selecionado de doentes, permitem também a redução de custos. Na Europa, e em particular em Portugal, a implementação destes programas é um fenómeno recente. O objetivo deste estudo é descrever dois anos de experiência de Clínica do Antibiótico. Material e Métodos: Foram incluídos todos os doentes tratados na Clínica do Antibiótico nos dois primeiros anos de existência (12 de setembro de 2016 a 11 de setembro de 2018), sendo descritas variáveis relativas à população, infeções, agentes infeciosos, tratamentos e outcomes (resolução de infeção, eventos adversos e morte). Resultados: A Clínica do Antibiótico tratou 231 doentes em 250 episódios, garantindo 2357 dias de antibioterapia. O local de infeção mais comum foi o trato urinário (39,2%) e os agentes mais comuns foram as Enterobacteriaceae (63,7% dos isolamentos). Obteve-se resolução da infeção em 90,8% dos tratamentos (95,6% dos doentes), ocorreram poucos eventos adversos (1,2%) e a mortalidade direta foi nula. Houve uma taxa de abandono de 1,6%. Discussão: As taxas de resolução e de complicações foram comparáveis às de outros centros. Elevado número de tratamentos e baixa taxa de abandono apontam para boa aceitação por médicos e doentes. Conclusão: A nossa experiência sugere ser uma alternativa eficaz e segura ao tratamento em internamento. Estes resultados estão de acordo com a literatura, sugerindo que esforços deverão ser feitos para expandir a utilização destes programas.

journal_name

Acta Med Port

journal_title

Acta medica portuguesa

authors

Rigor J,Ferreira PM,Murteira F,Figueiredo C,Vieira N,Oliveira R,Couto R,Mota M

doi

10.20344/amp.11730

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-09-02 00:00:00

pages

576-579

issue

9

eissn

0870-399X

issn

1646-0758

journal_volume

32

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