Appropriateness of digoxin measurement in hospitalized patients.

Oncu S., GELAL A., Aslan O., Ucku R. S.

Biochemia medica, cilt.28, sa.1, ss.10901, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.11613/bm.2018.010901
  • Dergi Adı: Biochemia medica
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.10901
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: digoxin, therapeutic drug monitoring, heart failure, electronic health records
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Measurement of serum digoxin concentrations before steady-state is reached results in a falsely low concentration, and may affect treatment safety. We evaluated the proportion of serum digoxin measurements performed before steady-state is reached and the reasons for inappropriate sampling in hospitalized patients.