Short-term Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Administration in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Our results affirm that pediatric emergency-based OPAT is a safe yet effective practice in children with good clinical outcome. We believe that a reduction in admissions translates to better hospital resource utilization.
Authors
- Lama Alfakhri
- Hashim M. Bin Salleeh
- Abdullah Alsaeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4677-1364)
- Tahani Al Ahmadi
- Israa Y. Bamogaddam
- Uzma Y. Kashif
- Syed Amir Ahmad
Institutions
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003260
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.79