Table 5.

Reasons for Readmission in TOC-OPAT and Previous Standard of Care Groups

Reason for Readmission a	TOC-OPAT (n = 19)	Standard Care (n = 48)	P Value
Related to index infection, n (%)	7 (36.8%)	19 (39.6%)	.84
Complication of treatment, n (%)	5 (26.3%)	14 (29.2%)	1.00
Unrelated to index infection or treatment, n (%)	7 (36.8%)	17 (35.4%)	.91
Planned admission, n (%)	2 (10.5%)	1 (2.1%)	.19

Abbreviation: TOC-OPAT, Transition-of-Care Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy Program.

^aTwo patients in the standard care group had a readmission that was both related to the index infection and due to complication of the treatment. All planned admissions in both groups were staged surgical procedures and considered related to the index infection.