Does Utilisation of Hospital in the Home Services Reduce the Length of Admission for Patients With Infective Endocarditis

Background: Infective Endocarditis (IE) is a common pathology requiring admission to hospital. The length of stay in these patients can often be prolonged due to the need for prolonged courses of intravenous antibiotics. This can be associated with poor outcomes for the patient due to medical complications of prolonged hospital stay as well as increase the costs to the healthcare system. One way of reducing length of stay is utilising hospital in the home (HITH) services for administration of intravenous antibiotics in patients who are otherwise stable and can be discharged home safely, but still require completion of several weeks of antibiotics.
Source: Heart, Lung and Circulation - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: 373 Source Type: research