Table 2 Factors associated with the use of therapeutic drug monitoring
| Â | Use of therapeutic drug monitoring | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Yes n = (%) | No n = (%) | p -value | |
Type of institution | ||||
  University hospital | 45 | 33 | 0,569 | |
  Other types of hospital | 41 | 38 |  | |
Years of experience ≤ 10 | ||||
  Yes | 48 | 48 | 0,493 | |
  No | 38 | 29 |  | |
No adjustment of dosing regimens during CRRT | ||||
  Yes | 48 | 45 | 0,425 | |
  No | 38 | 26 |  | |
Do you adjust the dosage according to the dialysis dose or effluent flow? | ||||
  Yes | 13 | 10 | 1,000 | |
  No | 72 | 59 |  | |
Do you call other specialists for advice on antibiotic dosing regimen adjustments for patients on CRRT? | ||||
  Yes | 47 | 18 | <0,001 | |
  No | 18 | 53 |  | |
Does your institution have procedures for adjusting antibiotic doses in patients on CRRT? | ||||
  Yes | 17 | 16 | 0,821 | |
  No | 69 | 55 |  | |
Do you use prolonged/continuous infusions for beta-lactams in patients on CRRT? | ||||
  Yes | 81 | 57 | 0,016 | |
  No | 5 | 14 |  | |