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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:789
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Correspondence

Is Re-Dosing of Vancomycin Necessary?

Jamal H. Khan, MD, Elaine A. Davis, RN, EdD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Charleston Area Medical Center, 3200 MacCorkle Ave, SE, Charleston, WV 25304

(Email: jamal.khan@camc.org).

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To the Editor:

Because the re-dosing of antibiotics during heart operations after 4 hours is the usual practice, it seems that the same procedure is utilized for vancomycin even though it may be 1 or 2 hours later. However there is enough evidence that vancomycin levels remain therapeutic even through longer operations, and . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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