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Practices, Knowledge, and Attitudes of Nephrologists Towards Prescribing and Monitoring Vancomycin at Dialysis Centers.
Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy 2023 August 13
BACKGROUND: Vancomycin dosing protocols are varied in the literature for hemodialysis patients. This study sought to determine nephrologists' practices, knowledge, attitudes, and barriers toward prescribing and monitoring vancomycin at dialysis centers.
METHODS: A cross-sectional and multi-center study was conducted in Kuwait using a validated self-administered questionnaire among 168 nephrologists. Descriptive and comparative analyses were performed using SPSS (version 28).
RESULTS: The response rate was 75% ( n = 126). Over half of nephrologists frequently prescribed a vancomycin loading dose of 1000 mg (53.2%) and a maintenance dose of 500 mg (51.6%) to all patients. Their overall median (IQR) percentage knowledge about the therapeutic monitoring of vancomycin was 66.7% (33.3) and was found to be higher in nephrologists aged ≤ 40 years and in registrars/senior registrars ( p < 0.05). Their overall median (IQR) attitude score was 4.0 (1.0) [positive attitude]. Nephrologists with > 15 years of practice experience expressed higher attitudes ( p < 0.05). The top two perceived barriers were a lack of clear local hospital/national guidelines (60.3%) for vancomycin dosing in dialysis and inconsistencies among different dosing references and guidelines (51.6%).
CONCLUSION: Findings showed that nephrologists have varying practices, moderate knowledge, and positive attitudes toward prescribing and monitoring vancomycin and highlight the need for interventions to overcome the perceived barriers.
METHODS: A cross-sectional and multi-center study was conducted in Kuwait using a validated self-administered questionnaire among 168 nephrologists. Descriptive and comparative analyses were performed using SPSS (version 28).
RESULTS: The response rate was 75% ( n = 126). Over half of nephrologists frequently prescribed a vancomycin loading dose of 1000 mg (53.2%) and a maintenance dose of 500 mg (51.6%) to all patients. Their overall median (IQR) percentage knowledge about the therapeutic monitoring of vancomycin was 66.7% (33.3) and was found to be higher in nephrologists aged ≤ 40 years and in registrars/senior registrars ( p < 0.05). Their overall median (IQR) attitude score was 4.0 (1.0) [positive attitude]. Nephrologists with > 15 years of practice experience expressed higher attitudes ( p < 0.05). The top two perceived barriers were a lack of clear local hospital/national guidelines (60.3%) for vancomycin dosing in dialysis and inconsistencies among different dosing references and guidelines (51.6%).
CONCLUSION: Findings showed that nephrologists have varying practices, moderate knowledge, and positive attitudes toward prescribing and monitoring vancomycin and highlight the need for interventions to overcome the perceived barriers.
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