The experiment revealed that AUC-based dosing for vancomycin increased the accuracy of appropriately drawn levels from 70 percent to 97 percent. It also led to the creation of an electronic historical ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Antibiotic stewardship is an important strategy to prevent development of antibiotic resistant organisms 1. This is the primary motivational force behind the appropriate and judicious use of surgical ...