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...
Main Authors: | Belinda Chappell, Benita Suckling, Champika Pattullo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-03-01
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Series: | Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667276623001841 |
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