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Table 2 Conference details and clinical outcomes

From: “OPTIONS-DC”, a feasible discharge planning conference to expand infection treatment options for people with substance use disorder

OPTIONS-DC conference details

N = 50

Mean conference duration (minutes)

28

All teamsa present, n (%)

39 (78)

Antibiotic route recommended after OPTIONS-DC, n(%)

  Intravenous

35 (70)

  PO

1 (2)

  Long-acting injectable

14 (28)

Planned location to complete antibiotics, n (%)

  In Hospital

16(32)

  Out of Hospital

34 (68)

  Home

19 (38)

   Skilled nursing facility

10 (20)

   Shelter

2 (4)

   Residential treatment

2 (4)

   Jail

1 (2)

Clinical outcomes

 Discharged on intravenous antibiotics, n (%)

16 (32)

 Discharged home, n (%)

20 (40)

   Home Infusion, n (%)

4 (20)

   Infusion center, n (%)

4 (20)

   Long-acting injectable, n (%)

9 (45)

   Oral antibiotics, n (%)

3 (15)

 Left hospital prematurely, n (%)

6 (12)

Did not complete therapy or lost to follow-up, n (%)

8 (16)

Died in hospital, n (%)

1 (2)

Completed an OPTIONS-DC recommended therapy, n (%)

35 (70)

Mean hospital length of stay, days (SD)

28 (13.4)

Mean out-of-hospital antibiotic, days (SD)

12 (12.8)

Total out-of-hospital antibiotic days, days

603

  1. aAddiction consult service (ACS), Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) team, Infectious Diseases (ID), and primary team