Libertin Claudia R, Camsari Ulas M, Hellinger Walter C, Schneekloth Terry D, Rummans Teresa A
Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, United States; Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross, GA, United States.
Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN, United States; Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross, GA, United States.
IDCases. 2017 Feb 7;8:3-5. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2017.02.001. eCollection 2017.
We report a case of an intravenous drug user (IVDU) patient who had 4 episodes of endocarditis within a 2-year time period in rural Georgia. The institutional cost was approximately $380,000. The lack of an established transitional care plan for IVDUs to outpatient care is a common phenomenon at institutions. Guidelines are essential to optimize the quality of care rendered to IVDUs with such infections, to assist providers in utilizing limited resources, and to limit the cost to the institutions.
我们报告了一例静脉吸毒者(IVDU)患者的病例,该患者在佐治亚州农村地区的两年时间内发生了4次心内膜炎。机构成本约为38万美元。在各机构中,缺乏为IVDU患者制定的向门诊护理过渡的既定护理计划是一种常见现象。指南对于优化为患有此类感染的IVDU患者提供的护理质量、帮助医护人员利用有限资源以及限制机构成本至关重要。