Patient Characteristics and Outcomes of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy: A Retrospective Study

Figure 1

Time to readmission or emergency department use after discharge, grouped by cause. Infection-related causes include relapse or treatment failure. Treatment-related causes refer to complications related to OPAT, such as catheter problems or allergic/adverse drug reactions. Overall median time to event was 25 days (interquartile range: 13 to 38 days).