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Can J Hosp Pharm
October 2019
, MD, BSc, MSc, FRCPC, FACP, FASN, is the Medical Director Hemodialysis, Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Satellites, Kingston, Ontario. He is also Regional Medical Lead for the South East Local Health Integration Network and the Ontario Renal Network.
Background: Patients receiving intermittent hemodialysis (IHD) are at high risk of acquiring gram-positive infections, which are often treated with IV vancomycin. Despite frequent use of vancomycin in the IHD setting, there is variability in dosing and monitoring practices among clinicians at the study institution. There is also a paucity of evidence regarding optimal vancomycin dosing to achieve target pre-IHD serum concentration.
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