This study retrospectively reviewed data from hospital patients who were given vancomycin and had at least one trough vancomycin concentration measured approximately 30 minutes before the ...

Timing of troughs Troughs should be obtained at steady state: approximately prior to the fifth dose IIB Optimal trough concentrations Should be >10 mg/l at a minimum to avoid development of ...

Because Boone does not have 24-hour pharmacists on site, it was difficult to time troughs appropriately for a window when a pharmacist could be present to interpret the level and make dose adjustments ...

Successful Migration to a Vancomycin AUC-dosing Protocol: Evaluation, Implementation and Outcomes in an Acute Care Hospital Setting Vancomycin, an antibiotic medication used to treat serious bacterial ...

The addition of vancomycin to beta-lactam prophylaxis in arthroplasty may reduce surgical-site infections; however, the efficacy and safety are unclear. A total of 4239 patients underwent ...