Pharmacist support in the entry of blood drug concentration test order avoids vancomycin-induced kidney injury
Background: Task shifting and sharing have been proposed as strategies to address healthcare staffing shortages and improve patient outcomes. In emergency and intensive care medicine, pharmacist interventions have shown potential to reduce medication errors and improve care quality. However, the pre...
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| author | Naoki Yoshikawa Chiaki Miyata Hidehiko Koreeda Shuichi Nakahara Yuki Matsusaki Yusei Yamada Takehiko Nagano Hidenobu Ochiai Ryuji Ikeda |
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| description | Background: Task shifting and sharing have been proposed as strategies to address healthcare staffing shortages and improve patient outcomes. In emergency and intensive care medicine, pharmacist interventions have shown potential to reduce medication errors and improve care quality. However, the precise benefits of pharmacist support in therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) for emergency center inpatients require further verification. Objective: To determine the contribution of pharmacist support in entering blood drug concentration test orders to patient safety during anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) drug administration in the emergency and critical care center, and investigate the association between this support and the frequency of vancomycin-induced kidney injury. Design: Single-center retrospective cohort study comparing outcomes 2 years before and 2 years after implementing pharmacist support for blood concentration test order entry. Methods: Patients receiving intravenous vancomycin with blood concentrations measured at the emergency center were included. Propensity score matching was used to minimize confounding. The primary outcome was the change in frequency of vancomycin-induced kidney injury before and after pharmacist support implementation. Results: Pharmacist support significantly reduced the frequency of vancomycin-induced kidney injury (from 6.5% to 0.0%, p = 0.043) and shortened time to first TDM implementation ( p = 0.019) in the overall cohort. Similar significant reductions were observed in the propensity score matched cohort (from 11.9% to 0.0%, p = 0.013). Conclusion: Pharmacist support in entering blood drug concentration test orders significantly reduced vancomycin-induced kidney injury frequency and shortened time to first TDM, enhancing patient safety during anti-MRSA medication administration in the emergency and critical care center. This task-shifting approach demonstrates clear benefits for patient care and physician workload. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-06760d0b021e438d85cb50b6d31005032025-08-20T03:48:18ZengSAGE PublishingTherapeutic Advances in Drug Safety2042-09942025-05-011610.1177/20420986251339580Pharmacist support in the entry of blood drug concentration test order avoids vancomycin-induced kidney injuryNaoki YoshikawaChiaki MiyataHidehiko KoreedaShuichi NakaharaYuki MatsusakiYusei YamadaTakehiko NaganoHidenobu OchiaiRyuji IkedaBackground: Task shifting and sharing have been proposed as strategies to address healthcare staffing shortages and improve patient outcomes. In emergency and intensive care medicine, pharmacist interventions have shown potential to reduce medication errors and improve care quality. However, the precise benefits of pharmacist support in therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) for emergency center inpatients require further verification. Objective: To determine the contribution of pharmacist support in entering blood drug concentration test orders to patient safety during anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) drug administration in the emergency and critical care center, and investigate the association between this support and the frequency of vancomycin-induced kidney injury. Design: Single-center retrospective cohort study comparing outcomes 2 years before and 2 years after implementing pharmacist support for blood concentration test order entry. Methods: Patients receiving intravenous vancomycin with blood concentrations measured at the emergency center were included. Propensity score matching was used to minimize confounding. The primary outcome was the change in frequency of vancomycin-induced kidney injury before and after pharmacist support implementation. Results: Pharmacist support significantly reduced the frequency of vancomycin-induced kidney injury (from 6.5% to 0.0%, p = 0.043) and shortened time to first TDM implementation ( p = 0.019) in the overall cohort. Similar significant reductions were observed in the propensity score matched cohort (from 11.9% to 0.0%, p = 0.013). Conclusion: Pharmacist support in entering blood drug concentration test orders significantly reduced vancomycin-induced kidney injury frequency and shortened time to first TDM, enhancing patient safety during anti-MRSA medication administration in the emergency and critical care center. This task-shifting approach demonstrates clear benefits for patient care and physician workload.https://doi.org/10.1177/20420986251339580 |
| spellingShingle | Naoki Yoshikawa Chiaki Miyata Hidehiko Koreeda Shuichi Nakahara Yuki Matsusaki Yusei Yamada Takehiko Nagano Hidenobu Ochiai Ryuji Ikeda Pharmacist support in the entry of blood drug concentration test order avoids vancomycin-induced kidney injury Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety |
| title | Pharmacist support in the entry of blood drug concentration test order avoids vancomycin-induced kidney injury |
| title_full | Pharmacist support in the entry of blood drug concentration test order avoids vancomycin-induced kidney injury |
| title_fullStr | Pharmacist support in the entry of blood drug concentration test order avoids vancomycin-induced kidney injury |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pharmacist support in the entry of blood drug concentration test order avoids vancomycin-induced kidney injury |
| title_short | Pharmacist support in the entry of blood drug concentration test order avoids vancomycin-induced kidney injury |
| title_sort | pharmacist support in the entry of blood drug concentration test order avoids vancomycin induced kidney injury |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/20420986251339580 |
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