Measuring and improving the timeliness of vancomycin therapeutic drug monitoring and potential patient safety impacts

Measuring and improving the timeliness of vancomycin therapeutic drug monitoring and potential patient safety impacts

Background: Timely vancomycin therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) enables prompt dose adjustments and safe treatment. Local incidents prompted an investigation into the reasons for prolonged reporting times. Objectives: To investigate the variation in reporting times of vancomycin concentrations betwe...

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Main Authors: Belinda Chappell, Benita Suckling, Champika Pattullo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy
Subjects:
Vancomycin
Therapeutic drug monitoring
On-site
Reporting
Systems change
Quality improvement
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667276623001841

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