Relationships between creatinine increase and mortality rates in patients given vancomycin in 76 hospitals: The increasing role of infectious disease pharmacists

Relationships between creatinine increase and mortality rates in patients given vancomycin in 76 hospitals: The increasing role of infectious disease pharmacists

Purpose: Vancomycin is a commonly used antimicrobial with the potential for renal toxicity. We evaluated vancomycin duration, changes in renal function after vancomycin initiation ("post-vancomycin"renal function changes), and associated mortality risk among hospitalized patients. Methods:...

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Main Authors: Tabak, Y.P (Author), Vankeepuram, L. (Author), Yamaga, C. (Author), Yu, K.C (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2021
Subjects:
adult
Adult
Article
cohort analysis
communicable disease
Communicable Diseases
comorbidity
controlled study
creatinine
Creatinine
creatinine blood level
female
hospital
hospital patient
Hospitals
human
human tissue
Humans
infectious disease pharmacist
in-hospital mortality
kidney function
major clinical study
male
middle aged
mortality
mortality rate
mortality risk
pharmacist
Pharmacists
physiological stress
renal function
Retrospective Studies
retrospective study
risk assessment
stewardship
treatment duration
vancomycin
Vancomycin
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