Appropriateness of digoxin level monitoring in a childrens hospital
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Evaluating the appropriateness of digoxin level monitoring.
BACKGROUND Digoxin level determinations can be useful clinically in patients receiving digoxin therapy but are sometimes misused. METHODS Explicit appropriateness criteria were adapted from previously published criteria and revised using local expert opinion. They were then used to evaluate the appropriateness of random samples of inpatient and outpatient serum digoxin levels. Overall agreeme...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1996-0816
DOI: 10.5897/ajpp12.864