Table 2 Vancomycin dosage and administration in patients on haemodialysis
From: Clinical review: Use of vancomycin in haemodialysis patients
Dialysis | Membrane | Initial dose (intravenous) | Maintenance doses |
|---|---|---|---|
Chronic haemodialysis | High flux | 1 g | Vancomycin maintenance doses range from 500 mg to 1 g. Maintenance doses should be administered according to plasma vancomycin concentration, as determined from blood samples drawn before a session. |
Continuous haemodialysis | High flux | 1 g | Vancomycin maintenance doses range from 500 mg to 1 g. Maintenance doses should be administered according to plasma vancomycin concentration, as determined from blood samples that may be drawn at any time during continuous haemodialysis. When the dialysis technique is discontinued and if vancomycin treatment must be continued, then the following maintenance dose should be administered according to plasma vancomycin concentration, as determined from a blood sample drawn at least 6 hours after the end of dialysis. |