Table 1 The usage of vancomycin in the pre-intervention and intervention periods
Pre-intervention period | Intervention period | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total amount of vancomycin prescribed (DDDs/1000 patient-days) | 37.6 | 32.1 | < 0.001 |
Amount of empirical vancomycin (DDDs/1000 patient-days) | 23.9 | 19.9 | 0.005 |
Amount of inappropriate continued empirical vancomycin (DDDs/1000 patient-days) | 8.0 | 5.8 | 0.009 |