Emergency department-initiated outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in Taiwan: A retrospective cohort study on clinical outcomes and cost analysis
For appropriately selected patients requiring admission-level care, ED-initiated OPAT can be a cost-saving substitute for hospitalization. Given limited safety data, benefits remain conditional on rigorous patient selection to avoid overuse and on structured early reassessment to mitigate early revisit risks.
Authors
- Fenglin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6661-7052)
- Tien‐Ming Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0753-4529)
- Tse‐Hsuan Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0619-0282)
- Yu‐Kai Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9032-4740)
- Ching-Tai Huang
- Yi‐Ling Chan
Institutions
- Chang Gung University (TW)
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Taipei Municipal YangMing Hospital (TW)
- Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2025.11.001
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00