Effects of clinical decision support on initial dosing and monitoring of tobramycin and amikacin

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 624-632

  Cox, Zachary L ^a,b   Nelsen, Cori L ^a   Waitman, Lemuel R ^a   McCoy, Jacob A ^a   Peterson, Josh F ^a,c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amikacin; Aminoglycosides; Blood levels; Compliance; Computers; Decision making; Dosage; Medication orders; Pharmacokinetics; Protocols; Tobramycin

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STANDARD; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 79956041064     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp100155     Document Type: Article

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