Table 4
Secondary Data1 (%)
| Study (N = 71 Orders) | Control (N = 57 Orders) | p Value | |
| Medication errors of incorrect dose | 5 (7) | 18 (32) | <0.001 |
| Height and weight electronic entry (%) | 68 (96) | 36 (63) | <0.001 |
| Mean ± standard deviation, weight-based vancomycin dosing (mg/kg) | 14.9 ± 1.5 | 13.9 ± 3.1 | <0.001* |
| Dose adjustment for renal insufficiency† | 22 (69) | 10 (56) | 0.45 |
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↵1 Analysis of medication orders for vancomycin and aminoglycosides.
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↵* Variance F test used to detect a difference between standard deviations.
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↵† Renal insufficiency defined as creatinine clearance29 less than 40 milliliters/minute/1.73 m2 (n = 32 for study, n = 18 for control) and adjustment made for total daily dose of aminoglycoside or vancomycin.
