A 9-Point Risk Assessment for Patients Who Inject Drugs and Require Intravenous Antibiotics: Focusing Inpatient Resources on Patients at Greatest Risk of Ongoing Drug Use

Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Ellen F EatonRachael A Lee

Abstract

A 9-point risk assessment identified persons with a history of injection drug use who were safe for discharge. "Low-risk" patients were discharged with outpatient antibiotics; others continued inpatient treatment. Use of the assessment reduced the mean length of stay by 20 days and total direct cost by 33%, creating capacity for an additional 333 patients.

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Jan 22, 2020·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·Ellen F Eaton
Jul 26, 2019·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·Laura C FanucchiMichelle R Lofwall
Oct 30, 2020·BMC Pharmacology & Toxicology·Aileen Ahiskali, Heather Rhodes
Aug 13, 2020·Infectious Disease Clinics of North America·Asher Schranz, Joshua A Barocas
Aug 13, 2020·Infectious Disease Clinics of North America·Carlos S SaldanaAlysse G Wurcel
Aug 13, 2020·Infectious Disease Clinics of North America·Hermione HurleyAlice Thornton
Aug 13, 2020·Infectious Disease Clinics of North America·David P SerotaMarcos C Schechter
Sep 15, 2021·Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes·Raymond Y YeowMatthew C Konerman

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