title: Automated dose checking and intervention for bariatric patients.
abstract: According to a recent Center for Disease Control survey, 33% of the US population is obese. Because labeled dosing guidelines are based upon non-obese individuals, under dosing of antibiotics may be problematic in this population. We developed an automated dose checking tool to efficiently detect potentially inappropriate dosing of antibiotics in bariatric (morbidly obese patients).
authors.affiliation: BJC HealthCare, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Reichley
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Noirot
authors.forename: Wm Claiborne
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Dunagan
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D054796:Drug Dosage Calculations; D004360:Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid; D017010:Reminder Systems
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents