The environmental impact of intravenous antimicrobial therapies: a comparison of OPAT and inpatient administration care pathways.
Cole, Ann Aspin, Julie Laird, Steven Acri, Flavio Galley, Saori Collins, Michael
Cole, Ann
Aspin, Julie
Laird, Steven
Acri, Flavio
Galley, Saori
Collins, Michael
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2025-03-11
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We assessed the CO2, waste and water footprint associated with self-care, nurse assisted and outpatient OPAT care pathways and inpatient administration of intravenous antibiotics to adult patients for whom OPAT was a viable treatment option.
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Ann Cole1 *, Julie Aspin2 , Steven Laird3 , Flavio Acri4 , Saori Galley5 and Michael Collins5 1 Government Affairs and Market Access, Baxter Healthcare Limited, Compton, UK; 2 EHS and Sustainability, Baxter Healthcare Limited, Compton, UK; 3 Microbiology, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, Coventry, UK; 4 Marketing, Baxter Healthcare Limited, Compton, UK; 5 Consulting, Environmental Resources Management (ERM), London, UK
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