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dc.contributor.advisorBergstrom, Eric
dc.contributor.authorNeopaney, Tek
dc.contributor.authorKafley, Puspa
dc.contributor.authorTran, Kelvin
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-28T21:20:30Z
dc.date.available2019-06-28T21:20:30Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/633254
dc.descriptionClass of 2018 Abstracten_US
dc.description.abstractSpecific Aims: To measure the amount of time spent by pharmacists on vancomycin dosing and monitoring at Tucson Medical Center (TMC). Methods: This is a descriptive study that used data obtained through a questionnaire and data collection sheets from pharmacists at TMC from September 18 through October 13, 2017. Pharmacists were eligible to participate in the study if they were working in an inpatient pharmacy setting at this community hospital for at least 24 hours a week and more than 6 months. Data were analyzed by using student t-test to compare between groups. Main Results: Through a questionnaire, pharmacists reported spending an average of 13.5 minutes (SD 6.9) and 9.5 minutes (SD 4.3) for new and continuous vancomycin therapeutic drug monitoring per encounter, respectively. Data collection over a period of 29 days revealed that pharmacists spent a total of 112.33 hours and an average of 3.85 hours per day on vancomycin TDM. In general, pharmacists spent an average of 10.27 minutes (SD 6.76) per encounter and 30.42 minutes (SD 27.53) per patient. The mean time for new (n=163) versus continuous (n=493) vancomycin TDM was 11.7 minutes (SD 5.6) and 9.8 minutes (SD 7.0), respectively, with statistically significant P values of 0.001. The mean time spent per encounter was statistically significant between groups that used a vancomycin calculator (n=323) [13 minutes (SD 7.9)] versus those that did not use a calculator (n=333) [7.6 minutes (SD 3.9); P = 0.001]. Conclusions: The average time spent per patient by the pharmacist for vancomycin therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) was about half an hour, which supported the prediction for the time spent on vancomycin by pharmacists prior to our study. More time was spent on new-start vancomycin TDM than existing vancomycin drug monitoring. In addition, more time was spent on vancomycin TDM with the use of a calculator.en_US
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dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author.en_US
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dc.subjectvancomycinen_US
dc.subjectquestionnaireen_US
dc.subjectinpatient treatmenten_US
dc.subjectpharmacyen_US
dc.subjectcommunity clinicsen_US
dc.subjectTDMen_US
dc.subject.meshVancomycinen_US
dc.subject.meshSurveys and Questionnairesen_US
dc.subject.meshCommunity Pharmacy Servicesen_US
dc.subject.meshInpatientsen_US
dc.subject.meshDrug Monitoringen_US
dc.titleTitle of project: Describing and measuring the pharmacists’ involvement in dosing and monitoring vancomycin at Tucson Medical Center, a community teaching hospitalen_US
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dc.typeElectronic Reporten_US
dc.contributor.departmentCollege of Pharmacy, The University of Arizonaen_US
dc.description.collectioninformationThis item is part of the Pharmacy Student Research Projects collection, made available by the College of Pharmacy and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact Jennifer Martin, Librarian and Clinical Instructor, Pharmacy Practice and Science, jenmartin@email.arizona.edu.en_US
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