Objective:

To review the initial dosage of vancomycin in patients on intermittent hemodialysis, to establish a dosing protocol that allows reaching an optimal pre-dialysis concentration (15-20 µg/ml) after loading dose and first maintenance dose.

Method:

Observational, retrospective, unicentric study in which all hemodialysis (HD) patients who received vancomycin, during the last hour of the session, between September 2010 and January 2018, were included.

Results:

87 patients were included, considering the value optimal Cmin=15-20 µg/ml, only 12.6% of the patients after the loading dose and 18.4% after the maintenance dose reached the reference value.

Conclusions:

The initial empirical regimen of vancomycin was insufficient in most patients to reach optimal concentrations from the beginning of treatment, so a new dosing protocol adapted to the patient's weight is proposed.

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