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. 2017 Apr 20;12(4):e0175688. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175688

Table 3. TDM of patients treated with VAN.

Department Patients who received TDM (n) Total patients in department (n) Patients who required TDM (n) Actual TDM rate Recommended TDM rate according to guidelines Rate reach the guidelines
General surgery 1 37 35 2.7% 94.6% 2.9%
Orthopedics 2 387 35 0.5% 9.0% 5.7%
SICU 1 17 14 5.9% 82.4% 7.1%
Neurology 1 6 6 16.7% 100.0% 16.7%
Rheumatism and immunology 1 3 3 33.3% 100.0% 33.3%
Respiratory medicine 8 19 16 42.1% 84.2% 50.0%
Thoracic surgery 1 2 2 50.0% 100.0% 50.0%
CCU 1 2 2 50.0% 100.0% 50.0%
Infectious 1 2 2 50.0% 100.0% 50.0%

CCU = Cardiology Care Unit

Actual TDM rate—patients who received TDM/total no. of patients in department; Supposed TDM rate according to standard—patients who required TDM/total no. of patients in department; Rate reach the standard—actual TDM rate/supposed TDM rate according to standard.