Zosyn Frenzy

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Specializes in General Surgery.

What's up with Zosyn?

I work postop... has been a year now.

My research yields used for pneumonia? So are they giving every dang pt zosyn to prevent it?

:confused:

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I don't know, but I sure hate mixing it. Takes for..ev..er.

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Specializes in Oncology.

I've only ever seen Zosyn in premixed piggyback bags. I've mixed loads of Meropenem, Primaxin and Erythromycin, but never Zosyn.

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Specializes in General Surgery.

We get it premixed! I guess we're spoiled. =P

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Specializes in Orthopedics, Med-Surg.

My hospital used to give every suspected sepsis case a vanc/zosyn regimen. Apparently now we have a zosyn shortage, so the replacement reigmen is vanc/cefepime/flagyl.

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Specializes in UR/PA, Hematology/Oncology, Med Surg, Psych.

Seems like Zosyn, Cefepime, Unasyn, Vanco, Rocephin, and Levaquin are the most commonly used where I work. Crap I forgot Flagyl, everybody and their brother is on Flagyl IVPB every 8 hours. Only my Vanco, Levaquin, and Flagyl come premixed.

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Specializes in UR/PA, Hematology/Oncology, Med Surg, Psych.
I don't know, but I sure hate mixing it. Takes for..ev..er.

I'm jealous that some of you get it premixed!

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Specializes in General Surgery.
Seems like Zosyn Cefepime, Unasyn, Vanco, Rocephin, and Levaquin are the most commonly used where I work. Crap I forgot Flagyl, everybody and their brother is on Flagyl IVPB every 8 hours. Only my Vanco, Levaquin, and Flagyl come premixed.[/quote']

A lot of my burn pts are on a Primaxin & Vanco therapy.

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

We use so much of it that I have decide my next two dogs Vanc and Zosyn.

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Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).

It's works on all the MDROs at least until they mutate again.

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