Prescribing Habits of Vancomycin in the Emergency Department: Are We Dosing Appropriately?

Abstract Background To prevent the development of bacterial resistance, current guidelines recommend vancomycin dosages of 15–20 mg/kg based on actual body weight. Objective Our aim was to determine if two community teaching Emergency Departments followed the new recommendations for a weight-based d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of emergency medicine 2013-05, Vol.44 (5), p.979-984
Hauptverfasser:	Rosini, Jamie M., PharmD, BCPS, Grovola, Michael R., BA, MS, Levine, Brian J., MD, Jasani, Neil B., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Body Weight Cohort Studies Creatinine - analysis Dose-Response Relationship, Drug dosing Emergency Emergency Medicine Emergency Service, Hospital Female Hospitals, Community Hospitals, Teaching Humans Male Medication Errors - statistics & numerical data Middle Aged MRSA Retrospective Studies vancomycin Vancomycin - administration & dosage weight-based Young Adult
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