[en] Febrile neutropenia requires adequate antibiotic treatment. A subgroup of patients are only at low risk for complications and could be treated at home/as outpatients (OHPAT) after a short initial admission for work up. This position paper by a Belgian panel of experts presents criteria defining low-risk in febrile neutropenia, gives an overview of the existing experience and examines the present obstacles to a more widespread use of OHPAT in this country.
Disciplines :
Hematology
Author, co-author :
Beguin, Yves ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Hématologie clinique
Benoit, Yves
Crokaert, F.
Selleslag, Dominik
Vandercam, B.
Language :
English
Title :
Outpatient and home parenteral antibiotic therapy (OHPAT) in low-risk febrile neutropenia: consensus statement of a Belgian panel.
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