Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy. Management of serious infections. Part I: Medical, socioeconomic, and legal issues. The team concept.
The delivery of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy is a team effort that, at minimum, requires a physician, a nurse, and a pharmacist. Other specialists may be added as needed. The team may be structured in several different ways, but two basic models emerge: physician-directed and nonphysician-directed. Whatever the structure, the physician should maintain a leadership role in the care of the patient.
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
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D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D007857:Leadership; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010819:Physician's Role; D016526:Workload
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents