Evaluation of Vancomycin Utilization in the Medical and Gynecology Wards of Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of study participants in the medical and gynecology wards of Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 265).

Variables	Category	Frequency (n)	Percentage
Mode of indication	Prophylaxis	35	13.2
	Treatment	230	86.8
Creatinine monitoring	Not done at all	2	0.8
	Three weeklies	263	99.2
The dose of vancomycin	500–800 mg	88	33.2
	800–1000 mg	177	66.8
Frequency of administration	BID	207	78.1
	TID	24	9.1
	Per day (QD)	34	12.8
The duration of treatment	1–5 days	108	40.8
	6–10	125	47.2
	10–14	32	12.1
The duration of infusion	One hour	261	98.5
	Half hour	4	1.5
Concurrent antimicrobial	Yes	255	96.2
	No	10	3.8
Types of therapy	Empiric	219	82.6
	Specific	46	17.4
Vancomycin appropriateness	Appropriate frequency	208	78.5
	Appropriate duration	161	60.8
	Appropriate indication	188	70.9
	Appropriate dose	113	42.6