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Vol. 202. Issue 3.
Pages 142-147 (March 2002)
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Vol. 202. Issue 3.
Pages 142-147 (March 2002)
Tratamientos antimicrobianos parenterales en domicilio. Experiencia de 5 años
Ambulatory parenteral antimicrobial therapies. Five-year experience
M A. Goenaga Sáncheza, C. Garde Orbáiza, M. Millet Sampedroa, J A. Carrera Macazagaa
a Unidad de Hospitalización a Domicilio. Hospital Donostia. San Sebastián.
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Objective. To report the five-year experience in ambulatory parenteral antimicrobial treatments of a Hospital at Home (HH). Methods. Prospective, descriptive study in which demographic data, infection types, antibiotics, dosages, treatment duration, administration methods, and complications were recorded. Results. A total of 325 ambulatory parenteral antibiotic treatments were instituted. The mean age of patients was 56 years (range: 4-96). Patients included 225 men and 100 women. The mean duration of treatment was 16 days (range: 1-176 days). The total number of stays was 4,313 days. The sources of the treated infections included: respiratory tract, 40.3%; osteoarticular, 13.2%; digestive tract, 7%; cytomegalovirus, 6.4%; soft tissue, 5.5%; bacteremias, 5,2%; central nervous system, 4.9%; urinary tract, 4.6%; febrile syndromes, 3.7%; postsurgical, 3%; and endocarditis, 2.5%. Ceftriaxone was the antibiotic most widely used. Seventy-nine percent of treatments were throught the intravenous route. In the last two years infusion pumps were used. Treatment was completed in 93.3% of cases, three patients died and 19 patients required readmission. The most common complication was phlebitis, in 12.6% of cases. Conclusions. Currently, there is the possibility of safely treating a large number of infections at patient's home with parenteral antibiotics.
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hospital at home, ambulatory parenteral antibiotic treatments, infusion pumps

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