Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy for patients with endocarditis using continuous infusion IV benzylpenicillin plus IV ceftriaxone.

Background: Many patients with endocarditis are clinically stable and able to leave hospital before completing antibiotic treatment, but data are lacking regarding some outpatient treatment options.

Objectives: To assess the outcomes for adults with endocarditis receiving outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) with continuous infusion IV benzylpenicillin plus bolus/continuous infusion IV ceftriaxone.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed adults who received at least 2 weeks duration of OPAT for endocarditis with the above treatment regimen in the Auckland and Christchurch regions between July 2019 and September 2022.

Use of the Theoretical Domains Framework to explore factors influencing paediatric fever management practices and antipyretic use in New Zealand emergency departments.

Aim: To explore factors influencing fever management practices and antipyretic use among New Zealand Emergency Department (ED) doctors and nurses using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF).

Methods: Cross-sectional survey of doctors and nurses across 11 New Zealand EDs. The questionnaire examined eight of 12 TDF domains, based on a generic questionnaire validated to assess TDF-based determinants of health-care professional behaviour.

Running and setting up a Renal Supportive Care program.

To date no consistent model of care has been available for supporting patients and their families on a conservative non-dialysis pathway. Broadly speaking the United Kingdom appears to have embraced this pathway more than most other countries but even there, there are divergent views on what models of care should be implemented. One model, developed at St.