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Fataar A, Pillay-Fuentes Lorente V, Decloedt EH, van Eck A, Reddy K, Dramowski A, Bekker A. A Retrospective Study Evaluating Neonatal Vancomycin Loading Doses to Achieve a Therapeutic Target. Ther Drug Monit 2024:00007691-990000000-00238. [PMID: 38858809 DOI: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000001234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic that has been used to treat hospital-acquired gram-positive infections for more than 5 decades. However, the literature is divided regarding the therapeutic advantages of vancomycin loading doses in neonates. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the effect of vancomycin loading doses on therapeutic target attainment in neonates with sepsis. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted to compare the vancomycin target attainment (area under the curve 0-24 hours/minimum inhibitory concentration ≥400) in neonates before and after the 2019 change in vancomycin prescription guidelines at a neonatal unit in Cape Town, South Africa. As the standard of care, Bayesian modelling software was used to compute the area under the curve from the trough concentrations. RESULTS Two hundred ten neonates were included. Multivariate regression analysis showed a 2-fold increase in the odds of target attainment among neonates receiving a loading dose of vancomycin. Early target attainment (within 8-12 hours of treatment initiation) was significantly higher in the loading dose group compared with the no loading dose group [97/105 (92.4%) versus 64/105 (61.0%); P < 0.001]. However, the overall proportion of neonates achieving target attainment at 24 hours was similar between groups [73/105 (69.5%) in the loading dose group versus 62/105 (59.0%) in the no loading dose group; P = 0.110]. The nephrotoxicity rates were low [2/105 (1.9%) in the loading dose group and 2/105 (1.9%) in the no loading dose group]. CONCLUSIONS The addition of a vancomycin loading dose to neonates may facilitate early therapeutic target attainment.
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- Aaqilah Fataar
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; and
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; and
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Stellenbosch University and National Health Laboratory Service, Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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Viertel K, Feles E, Schulte M, Annecke T, Mattner F. Serum concentration of continuously administered vancomycin influences efficacy and safety in critically ill adults: a systematic review. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2023; 62:107005. [PMID: 37839714 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2023.107005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Vancomycin is used to treat Gram-positive infections in critically ill adults. For vancomycin administered by continuous infusion (CI), various target ranges have been used, ranging from 15-20 mg/L to 30-40 mg/L. This systematic literature review was conducted to investigate the impact of steady-state serum concentration (Css) of CI on safety and efficacy of therapy in critically ill adults. METHODS Relevant literature was identified by searching two electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library) and Google Scholar from inception until July 2023, focusing on studies reporting measured Css and treatment outcomes (e.g. mortality, nephrotoxicity) with CI. Due to study heterogeneity, a narrative synthesis of the evidence was performed. RESULTS Twenty-one publications were included with a total of 2949 patients. Mortality was higher (two studies, n = 388 patients) and clinical cure was lower (one study, n = 40 patients) with Css < 15 mg/L measured 24 h after initiation of CI (C24). An adequate loading dose appeared most important for maintaining higher C24. Generally, higher Css was associated with higher rates of acute kidney injury (AKI) (15 studies, n = 2331 patients). It was calculated that Css < 25 mg/L (versus ≥25 mg/L) was preferable for reducing nephrotoxicity (three studies, n = 515 patients). CONCLUSIONS Despite sparse data availability, the target range of 15-25 mg/L in CI may increase clinical cure and reduce mortality and AKI. In future research, vancomycin Css cohorts should be formed to allow evaluation of the impact of Css of CI on treatment outcomes.
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- Katrin Viertel
- Central Pharmacy, Cologne Merheim Medical Centre, University Hospital of Witten/Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, 51109 Cologne, Germany; Institute of Hygiene, Cologne Merheim Medical Centre, University Hospital of Witten/Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, 51109 Cologne, Germany; Division of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Department of Human Medicine, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50, 58455 Witten, Germany.
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- Central Pharmacy, Cologne Merheim Medical Centre, University Hospital of Witten/Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, 51109 Cologne, Germany; Institute of Hygiene, Cologne Merheim Medical Centre, University Hospital of Witten/Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, 51109 Cologne, Germany; Division of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Department of Human Medicine, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50, 58455 Witten, Germany
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- Central Pharmacy, Cologne Merheim Medical Centre, University Hospital of Witten/Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, 51109 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Cologne Merheim Medical Centre, University Hospital of Witten/Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, 51109 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Hygiene, Cologne Merheim Medical Centre, University Hospital of Witten/Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, 51109 Cologne, Germany; Division of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Department of Human Medicine, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50, 58455 Witten, Germany
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Impact of Vancomycin Loading Doses and Dose Escalation on Glomerular Function and Kidney Injury Biomarkers in a Translational Rat Model. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2023; 67:e0127622. [PMID: 36648224 PMCID: PMC9933721 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01276-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Vancomycin-induced kidney injury is common, and outcomes in humans are well predicted by animal models. This study employed our translational rat model to investigate temporal changes in the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and correlations with kidney injury biomarkers related to various vancomycin dosing strategies. First, Sprague-Dawley rats received allometrically scaled loading doses or standard doses. Rats that received a loading dose had low GFRs and increased urinary injury biomarkers (kidney injury molecule 1 [KIM-1] and clusterin) that persisted through day 2 compared to those that did not receive a loading dose. Second, we compared low and high allometrically scaled vancomycin doses to a positive acute kidney injury control of high-dose folic acid. Rats in both the low- and high-dose vancomycin groups had higher GFRs on all dosing days than the positive-control group. When the two vancomycin groups were compared, rats that received the low dose had significantly higher GFRs on days 1, 2, and 4. Compared to low-dose vancomycin, the KIM-1 was elevated among rats in the high-dose group on dosing day 3. The GFR correlated most closely with the urinary injury biomarker KIM-1 on all experimental days. Vancomycin loading doses were associated with significant losses of kidney function and elevations of urinary injury biomarkers. In our translational rat model, both the degree of kidney function decline and urinary biomarker increases corresponded to the magnitude of the vancomycin dose (i.e., a higher dose resulted in worse outcomes).
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Egea A, Dupuis C, de Montmollin E, Wicky PH, Patrier J, Jaquet P, Lefèvre L, Sinnah F, Marzouk M, Sonneville R, Bouadma L, Souweine B, Timsit JF. Augmented renal clearance in the ICU: estimation, incidence, risk factors and consequences-a retrospective observational study. Ann Intensive Care 2022; 12:88. [PMID: 36156744 PMCID: PMC9510087 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-022-01058-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Augmented renal clearance (ARC) remains poorly evaluated in ICU. The objective of this study is to provide a full description of ARC in ICU including prevalence, evolution profile, risk factors and outcomes. Methods This was a retrospective, single-center, observational study. All the patients older than 18 years admitted for the first time in Medical ICU, Bichat, University Hospital, APHP, France, between January 1, 2017, and November 31, 2020 and included into the Outcomerea database with an ICU length of stay longer than 72 h were included. Patients with chronic kidney disease were excluded. Glomerular filtration rate was estimated each day during ICU stay using the measured creatinine renal clearance (CrCl). Augmented renal clearance (ARC) was defined as a 24 h CrCl greater than 130 ml/min/m2. Results 312 patients were included, with a median age of 62.7 years [51.4; 71.8], 106(31.9%) had chronic cardiovascular disease. The main reason for admission was acute respiratory failure (184(59%)) and 196(62.8%) patients had SARS-COV2. The median value for SAPS II score was 32[24; 42.5]; 146(44%) and 154(46.4%) patients were under vasopressors and invasive mechanical ventilation, respectively. The overall prevalence of ARC was 24.6% with a peak prevalence on Day 5 of ICU stay. The risk factors for the occurrence of ARC were young age and absence of cardiovascular comorbidities. The persistence of ARC during more than 10% of the time spent in ICU was significantly associated with a lower risk of death at Day 30. Conclusion ARC is a frequent phenomenon in the ICU with an increased incidence during the first week of ICU stay. Further studies are needed to assess its impact on patient prognosis. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13613-022-01058-w.
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- Alexandre Egea
- Service d'Anesthésie Réanimation, CHU Saint Antoine, APHP, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation, CHU Clermont Ferrand, CHU Hôpital Gabriel-Montpied, 58 Rue Montalembert, 63000, Clermont Ferrand, France.
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- Medical and Infectious Intensive Care Unit, CHU Bichat-Claude, APHP, Paris, France.,IAME UMR 1137, Université de Paris, 75018, Paris, France
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- Medical and Infectious Intensive Care Unit, CHU Bichat-Claude, APHP, Paris, France
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- Medical and Infectious Intensive Care Unit, CHU Bichat-Claude, APHP, Paris, France
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- Medical and Infectious Intensive Care Unit, CHU Bichat-Claude, APHP, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, iCAN, Institut de Cardiologie, Sorbonne Université Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, APHP, Paris, France
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- Medical and Infectious Intensive Care Unit, CHU Bichat-Claude, APHP, Paris, France
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- Réanimation Polyvalente/Surveillance Continue, Hôpitaux Publics de l'Artois, Lens, France
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- Medical and Infectious Intensive Care Unit, CHU Bichat-Claude, APHP, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, UMR1148, Team 6, 75018, Paris, France
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- Medical and Infectious Intensive Care Unit, CHU Bichat-Claude, APHP, Paris, France.,IAME UMR 1137, Université de Paris, 75018, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation, CHU Clermont Ferrand, CHU Hôpital Gabriel-Montpied, 58 Rue Montalembert, 63000, Clermont Ferrand, France
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- Medical and Infectious Intensive Care Unit, CHU Bichat-Claude, APHP, Paris, France.,IAME UMR 1137, Université de Paris, 75018, Paris, France
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Ghasemiyeh P, Vazin A, Zand F, Haem E, Karimzadeh I, Azadi A, Masjedi M, Sabetian G, Nikandish R, Mohammadi-Samani S. Pharmacokinetic assessment of vancomycin in critically ill patients and nephrotoxicity prediction using individualized pharmacokinetic parameters. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:912202. [PMID: 36091788 PMCID: PMC9449142 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.912202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction: Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and pharmacokinetic assessments of vancomycin would be essential to avoid vancomycin-associated nephrotoxicity and obtain optimal therapeutic and clinical responses. Different pharmacokinetic parameters, including trough concentration and area under the curve (AUC), have been proposed to assess the safety and efficacy of vancomycin administration. Methods: Critically ill patients receiving vancomycin at Nemazee Hospital were included in this prospective study. Four blood samples at various time intervals were taken from each participated patient. Vancomycin was extracted from plasma samples and analyzed using a validated HPLC method. Results: Fifty-three critically ill patients with a total of 212 blood samples from June 2019 to June 2021 were included in this study. There was a significant correlation between baseline GFR, baseline serum creatinine, trough and peak concentrations, AUCτ, AUC24h, Cl, and Vd values with vancomycin-induced AKI. Based on trough concentration values, 66% of patients were under-dosed (trough concentration <15 μg/ml) and 18.9% were over-dosed (trough concentration ≥20 μg/ml). Also, based on AUC24h values, about 52.2% were under-dosed (AUC24h < 400 μg h/ml), and 21.7% were over-dosed (AUC24h > 600 μg h/ml) that emphasizes on the superiority of AUC-based monitoring approach for TDM purposes to avoid nephrotoxicity occurrence. Conclusion: The AUC-based monitoring approach would be superior in terms of nephrotoxicity prediction. Also, to avoid vancomycin-induced AKI, trough concentration and AUCτ values should be maintained below the cut-off points.
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- Parisa Ghasemiyeh
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- *Correspondence: Soliman Mohammadi-Samani, ; Afsaneh Vazin,
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- Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- *Correspondence: Soliman Mohammadi-Samani, ; Afsaneh Vazin,
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Garreau R, Falquet B, Mioux L, Bourguignon L, Ferry T, Tod M, Wallet F, Friggeri A, Richard JC, Goutelle S. Population Pharmacokinetics and Dosing Simulation of Vancomycin Administered by Continuous Injection in Critically Ill Patient. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:1228. [PMID: 34680809 PMCID: PMC8532763 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10101228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background: Vancomycin is widely used for empirical antimicrobial therapy in critically ill patients with sepsis. Continuous infusion (CI) may provide more stable exposure than intermittent infusion, but optimal dosing remains challenging. The aims of this study were to perform population pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis of vancomycin administered by CI in intensive care unit (ICU) patients to identify optimal dosages. Methods: Patients who received vancomycin by CI with at least one measured concentration in our center over 16 months were included, including those under continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). Population PK was conducted and external validation of the final model was performed in a dataset from another center. Simulations were conducted with the final model to identify the optimal loading and maintenance doses for various stages of estimated creatinine clearance (CRCL) and in patients on CRRT. Target exposure was defined as daily AUC of 400-600 mg·h/L on the second day of therapy (AUC24-48 h). Results: A two-compartment model best described the data. Central volume of distribution was allometrically scaled to ideal body weight (IBW), whereas vancomycin clearance was influenced by CRRT and CRCL. Simulations performed with the final model suggested a loading dose of 27.5 mg/kg of IBW. The maintenance dose ranged from 17.5 to 30 mg/kg of IBW, depending on renal function. Overall, simulation showed that 55.8% (95% CI; 47-64%) of patients would achieve the target AUC with suggested dosages. Discussion: A PK model has been validated for vancomycin administered by CI in ICU patients, including patients under CRRT. Our model-informed precision dosing approach may help for early optimization of vancomycin exposure in such patients.
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- Romain Garreau
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Groupement Hospitalier Nord, Service de Pharmacie, 69005 Lyon, France
- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Groupement Hospitalier Nord, Service de Pharmacie, 69005 Lyon, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Groupement Hospitalier Nord, Service de Pharmacie, 69005 Lyon, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Groupement Hospitalier Nord, Service de Pharmacie, 69005 Lyon, France
- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
- Facultés de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69008 Lyon, France
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- Facultés de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69008 Lyon, France
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Groupement Hospitalier Nord, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, 69004 Lyon, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Groupement Hospitalier Nord, Service de Pharmacie, 69005 Lyon, France
- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
- Facultés de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69008 Lyon, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Critical Care, 69495 Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Facultés de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69008 Lyon, France
- Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Critical Care, 69495 Pierre-Bénite, France
- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie (CIRI) Inserm, Public Health, Epidemiology and Evolutionary Ecology of Infectious Diseases (PHE3ID), U1111, UCBL Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, 69364 Lyon, France
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- Facultés de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69008 Lyon, France
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Groupement Hospitalier Nord, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, 69004 Lyon, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Groupement Hospitalier Nord, Service de Pharmacie, 69005 Lyon, France
- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
- Facultés de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69008 Lyon, France
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Rybak MJ, Le J, Lodise TP, Levine DP, Bradley JS, Liu C, Mueller BA, Pai MP, Wong-Beringer A, Rotschafer JC, Rodvold KA, Maples HD, Lomaestro BM. Therapeutic monitoring of vancomycin for serious methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: A revised consensus guideline and review by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2021; 77:835-864. [PMID: 32191793 DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/zxaa036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 594] [Impact Index Per Article: 198.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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- Michael J Rybak
- Anti-Infective Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, and Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, MI
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, NY, and Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, NY
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- School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, and Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, and Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA
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- Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, and Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy & Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR
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He J, Yang ZT, Qian X, Zhao B, Mao EQ, Chen EZ, Bian XL. A higher dose of vancomycin is needed in critically ill patients with augmented renal clearance. Transl Androl Urol 2020; 9:2166-2171. [PMID: 33209680 PMCID: PMC7658164 DOI: 10.21037/tau-20-1048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Using standard vancomycin dosage in critically ill patients might lead to therapy failure and worse patient outcomes, augmented renal clearance (ARC) may be the leading risk factor. In this study, we comprehensively investigated the pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) of vancomycin in critically ill patients with ARC, hoping to explore the precise and accurate dose adjustment method for vancomycin. Methods All critically ill patients tested for steady-state trough vancomycin serum concentrations during the recent 6 years in a tertiary level hospital were collected retrospectively and divided into ARC and non-ARC groups, respectively, according to creatinine clearance (CLcr). Serum vancomycin concentrations were measured by the fluorescence polarization immunoassay method. PK-PD parameters of vancomycin were recorded or calculated. The desired daily dose successful in achieving the lower target trough levels (10 mg/L) of vancomycin were investigated correspondingly. Results A total of 280 vancomycin concentrations were eligible for analysis. The ARC group (n=139) contained more male patients (64.7%) with average age and CLcr of 40 years old (P<0.05) and 180.8 mL/min (P<0.001), respectively. Those patients exhibited higher clearance (CL) and lower trough serum concentrations than the non-ARC patients under comparable daily doses of vancomycin. All the ICU patients demonstrated lower AUC24h values than the target level of 400 µg·h/mL, and this value showed a lower trend in the ARC group than the non-ARC group (232.9 vs. 316.2 µg·h/mL). Subtherapeutic trough concentrations of vancomycin (<10.0 mg/L) were observed in 77.7% and 68.8% of the ARC and non-ARC patients (P<0.05). The proportion of patients with a trough concentration of 10–15 and 15–20 mg/L was 17.9% and 4.3%, respectively, in the ARC group and 24.8% and 2.8%, respectively, in the non-ARC group., a daily dose of 46.0 and 35.5 mg/kg of vancomycin is needed, respectively, in the ARC and non-ARC group to achieve a target trough concentration of 10 mg/L. Conclusions A higher dose of vancomycin is needed in critically ill patients, especially those with ARC, and appropriate TDM-guided dose adjustment should be considered to achieve the targeted therapeutic range and to provide dosing guidance for this: patient population.
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- Juan He
- Department of Pharmacy, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Emergency Intensive Care Unit, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Emergency Intensive Care Unit, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Emergency Intensive Care Unit, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Emergency Intensive Care Unit, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Perin N, Roger C, Marin G, Molinari N, Evrard A, Lavigne JP, Barbar S, Claret PG, Boutin C, Muller L, Lipman J, Lefrant JY, Jaber S, Roberts JA. Vancomycin Serum Concentration after 48 h of Administration: A 3-Years Survey in an Intensive Care Unit. Antibiotics (Basel) 2020; 9:antibiotics9110793. [PMID: 33182613 PMCID: PMC7698174 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9110793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The present study assessed the proportion of intensive care unit (ICU) patients who had a vancomycin serum concentration between 20 and 25 mg/L after 24–48 h of intravenous vancomycin administration. From 2016 to 2018, adult ICU patients with vancomycin continuous infusion (CI) for any indication were included. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients with a first-available vancomycin serum concentration between 20–25 mg/L at 24 h (D2) or 48 h (D3). Of 3894 admitted ICU patients, 179 were included. A median loading dose of 15.6 (interquartile range (IQR) = (12.5–20.8) mg/kg) was given in 151/179 patients (84%). The median daily doses of vancomycin infusion for D1 and D2 were 2000 [(IQR (1600–2000)) and 2000 (IQR (2000–2500)) mg/d], respectively. The median duration of treatment was 4 (2–7) days. At D2 or D3, the median value of first serum vancomycin concentration was 19.8 (IQR (16.0–25.1)) with serum vancomycin concentration between 20–25 mg/L reported in 43 patients (24%). Time spent in the ICU before vancomycin initiation was the only risk factor of non-therapeutic concentration at D2 or D3. Acute kidney injury occurred significantly more when vancomycin concentration was supra therapeutic at D2 or D3. At D28, 44 (26%) patients had died. These results emphasize the need of appropriate loading dose and regular monitoring to improve vancomycin efficacy and avoid renal toxicity.
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- Nicolas Perin
- Service des Réanimations, Pôle Anesthésie Réanimation Douleur Urgence, CHU Nîmes, 30029 Nîmes, France; (C.R.); (S.B.); (P.G.C.); (C.B.); (L.M.); (J.L.); (J.-Y.L.); (J.A.R.)
- Equipe D’accueil 2992 Caractéristiques Féminines des Interfaces Vasculaires, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
- Correspondence:
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- Service des Réanimations, Pôle Anesthésie Réanimation Douleur Urgence, CHU Nîmes, 30029 Nîmes, France; (C.R.); (S.B.); (P.G.C.); (C.B.); (L.M.); (J.L.); (J.-Y.L.); (J.A.R.)
- Equipe D’accueil 2992 Caractéristiques Féminines des Interfaces Vasculaires, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- IMAG, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Department of Statistics, CHU Montpellier, 34295 Montpellier, France; (G.M.); (N.M.)
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- IMAG, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Department of Statistics, CHU Montpellier, 34295 Montpellier, France; (G.M.); (N.M.)
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Nîmes, Hôpital Carémeau, 30029 Nîmes, France;
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- VBMI, INSERM U1047, Université de Montpellier, Laboratoire de Microbiologie, CHU de Nîmes, 30029 Nîmes, France;
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- Service des Réanimations, Pôle Anesthésie Réanimation Douleur Urgence, CHU Nîmes, 30029 Nîmes, France; (C.R.); (S.B.); (P.G.C.); (C.B.); (L.M.); (J.L.); (J.-Y.L.); (J.A.R.)
- Equipe D’accueil 2992 Caractéristiques Féminines des Interfaces Vasculaires, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- Service des Réanimations, Pôle Anesthésie Réanimation Douleur Urgence, CHU Nîmes, 30029 Nîmes, France; (C.R.); (S.B.); (P.G.C.); (C.B.); (L.M.); (J.L.); (J.-Y.L.); (J.A.R.)
- Equipe D’accueil 2992 Caractéristiques Féminines des Interfaces Vasculaires, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- Service des Réanimations, Pôle Anesthésie Réanimation Douleur Urgence, CHU Nîmes, 30029 Nîmes, France; (C.R.); (S.B.); (P.G.C.); (C.B.); (L.M.); (J.L.); (J.-Y.L.); (J.A.R.)
- Equipe D’accueil 2992 Caractéristiques Féminines des Interfaces Vasculaires, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- Service des Réanimations, Pôle Anesthésie Réanimation Douleur Urgence, CHU Nîmes, 30029 Nîmes, France; (C.R.); (S.B.); (P.G.C.); (C.B.); (L.M.); (J.L.); (J.-Y.L.); (J.A.R.)
- Equipe D’accueil 2992 Caractéristiques Féminines des Interfaces Vasculaires, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- Service des Réanimations, Pôle Anesthésie Réanimation Douleur Urgence, CHU Nîmes, 30029 Nîmes, France; (C.R.); (S.B.); (P.G.C.); (C.B.); (L.M.); (J.L.); (J.-Y.L.); (J.A.R.)
- Equipe D’accueil 2992 Caractéristiques Féminines des Interfaces Vasculaires, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
- VBMI, INSERM U1047, Université de Montpellier, Laboratoire de Microbiologie, CHU de Nîmes, 30029 Nîmes, France;
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Womens’ Hospital, Brisbane 4029, QLD, Australia
- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4029, QLD, Australia
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- Service des Réanimations, Pôle Anesthésie Réanimation Douleur Urgence, CHU Nîmes, 30029 Nîmes, France; (C.R.); (S.B.); (P.G.C.); (C.B.); (L.M.); (J.L.); (J.-Y.L.); (J.A.R.)
- Equipe D’accueil 2992 Caractéristiques Féminines des Interfaces Vasculaires, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- Département d’Anesthésie Réanimation B, Saint Eloi ICU, Montpellier University Hospital, 34295 Montpellier, France;
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- Service des Réanimations, Pôle Anesthésie Réanimation Douleur Urgence, CHU Nîmes, 30029 Nîmes, France; (C.R.); (S.B.); (P.G.C.); (C.B.); (L.M.); (J.L.); (J.-Y.L.); (J.A.R.)
- Equipe D’accueil 2992 Caractéristiques Féminines des Interfaces Vasculaires, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4029, QLD, Australia
- Centre for Translational Anti-Infective Pharmacodynamics, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4029, QLD, Australia
- Pharmacy Department, Royal Brisbane and Womens’ Hospital, Brisbane 4029, QLD, Australia
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Helset E, Nordøy I, Sporsem H, Bakke VD, Bugge JF, Gammelsrud KW, Zucknick M, Lippe E. Factors increasing the risk of inappropriate vancomycin therapy in ICU patients: A prospective observational study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2020; 64:1295-1304. [PMID: 32578201 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vancomycin trough levels are frequently subtherapeutic in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The aim of this study was to identify patients at risk of therapeutic failure defined as vancomycin area-under-the-curve0-24 /minimum inhibitory concentration (AUC0-24 /MIC) <400, and to examine possible effects of different MICs, the variability in renal clearance and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), and the relevance of vancomycin therapy. METHODS A prospective observational study of ICU patients ≥ 18 years at initiation of vancomycin therapy was conducted from May 2013 to October 2015. The patients were divided into four groups according to renal function and CRRT-mode as follows: normal- or augmented renal clearance and continuous venovenous hemodialysis or -hemofiltration. Vancomycin peak and trough levels were measured at 24, 48, and 72 hours after therapy initiation. Relevance of vancomycin therapy was retrospectively evaluated based on microbiological results. RESULTS Eighty-three patients were included, median age 54.5 years, 74.5% male, SAPS II score 46, and 90 day mortality 28%. Vancomycin therapy was initiated on ICU-day 8 (IQR, 5-12), with a median treatment time of 7.5 (IQR, 5-12) days. AUC0-24 /MIC > 400 was reached in 81% and 8% with MIC = 1 and 2 mg/L respectively. The CRRT groups had higher AUC0-24 /MIC-ratios than the non-CRRT groups (P < .001). Augmented renal clearance increased the risk of AUC0-24 /MIC < 400, independent of MIC-value. Initiation of vancomycin therapy was retrospectively considered relevant in 28 patients (34%). CONCLUSION A MIC-value >1 mg/L and augmented renal clearance, were factors increasing the risk of therapeutic failure. Vancomycin treatments could have been omitted or shortened in most of these patients.
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- Elin Helset
- Division of Critical care and Emergency Medicine Oslo University Hospital Oslo Norway
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- Section for Clinical Immunology and Infectious diseases Oslo University Hospital Oslo Norway
- Research Institute for Internal Medicine University of Oslo Oslo Norway
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- Division of Critical care and Emergency Medicine Oslo University Hospital Oslo Norway
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- Oslo Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology Department of Biostatistics Faculty of Medicine University of Oslo Oslo Norway
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- Department of Infectious Diseases Oslo University Hospital Oslo Norway
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Effectiveness of Vancomycin Dosing Guided by Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Adult Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2020; 64:AAC.01179-20. [PMID: 32571814 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01179-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The clinical situation for patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is complex, and drug dosing is complicated by significant pharmacokinetic alterations. We sought to describe the frequency of achievement of therapeutic vancomycin concentrations in critically ill patients receiving ECMO with therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM). In this retrospective observational study, we included all critically ill patients receiving TDM for vancomycin while on ECMO. The primary outcome was the proportion of plasma vancomycin concentrations in the therapeutic range (15 to 20 mg/liter). Factors associated with not achieving therapeutic concentrations were investigated, including ECMO duration and use of renal replacement therapies. Vancomycin TDM was performed for 77 of 116 (66%) patients on ECMO. Median (interquartile range) duration of ECMO support was 7 days (4 to 16 days). The proportion of measurements in the therapeutic range (15 to 20 mg/liter) was 24%, while 46% were subtherapeutic (<15 mg/liter) and 30% were supratherapeutic (>20 mg/liter). The proportion of measures in the therapeutic range was significantly higher on ECMO days for 6 to 13 (incidence rate ratio [IRR], 2.4; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2 to 4.6; P = 0.01). Supratherapeutic concentrations were more frequently observed in patients on renal replacement therapy (RRT) (IRR, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.3 to 3.1; P = 0.002). The vancomycin concentrations in patients did not vary with age, gender, or type of ECMO support. Patients receiving vancomycin had suboptimal concentrations early in the course of ECMO. Patients not receiving RRT and those with mild to moderate acute kidney injury (AKI) were at a risk of underdosing, while those with established AKI on RRT were likelier to experience supratherapeutic concentrations.
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Exposure Variability and Target Attainment of Vancomycin: A Systematic Review Comparing Intermittent and Continuous Infusion. Ther Drug Monit 2020; 42:381-391. [DOI: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000000755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Colin PJ, Jonckheere S, Struys MMRF. Target-Controlled Continuous Infusion for Antibiotic Dosing: Proof-of-Principle in an In-silico Vancomycin Trial in Intensive Care Unit Patients. Clin Pharmacokinet 2019; 57:1435-1447. [PMID: 29512049 PMCID: PMC6182490 DOI: 10.1007/s40262-018-0643-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In this in-silico study, we investigate the clinical utility of target-controlled infusion for antibiotic dosing in an intensive care unit setting using vancomycin as a model compound. We compared target-controlled infusion and adaptive target-controlled infusion, which combines target-controlled infusion with data from therapeutic drug monitoring, with conventional (therapeutic drug monitoring-based) vancomycin dosing strategies. METHODS A clinical trial simulation was conducted. This simulation was based on a comprehensive database of clinical records of intensive care unit patients and a systematic review of currently available population-pharmacokinetic models for vancomycin in intensive care unit patients. Dosing strategies were compared in terms of the probability of achieving efficacious concentrations as well as the potential for inducing toxicity. RESULTS Adaptive target-controlled infusion outperforms rule-based dosing guidelines for vancomycin. In the first 48 h of treatment, the probability of target attainment is significantly higher for adaptive target-controlled infusion than for the second-best method (Cristallini). Probability of target attainments of 54 and 72% and 47 and 59% for both methods after 24 and 48 h, respectively. Compared to the Cristallini method, which is characterized by a probability of attaining concentrations above 30 mg.L-1 > 65% in the first few hours of treatment, adaptive target-controlled infusion shows negligible time at risk and a probability of attaining concentrations above 30 mg.L-1 not exceeding 25%. Finally, in contrast to the other methods, the performance of target-controlled infusion is consistent across subgroups within the population. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that adaptive target-controlled infusion has the potential to become a practical tool for patient-tailored antibiotic dosing in the intensive care unit.
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- Pieter J Colin
- Laboratory of Medical Biochemistry and Clinical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Groningen University, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Medical Biochemistry and Clinical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Anesthesiology, Groningen University, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Groningen University, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Anesthesiology and Peri-operative Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Vu DH, Nguyen DA, Delattre IK, Ho TT, Do HG, Pham HN, Dao XC, Tran NT, Nguyen GB, Van Bambeke F, Tulkens PM, Nguyen HA. Determination of optimal loading and maintenance doses for continuous infusion of vancomycin in critically ill patients: Population pharmacokinetic modelling and simulations for improved dosing schemes. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2019; 54:702-708. [PMID: 31600554 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/28/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Despite extensive clinical use, limited data are available on optimal loading and maintenance doses of vancomycin in critically ill patients. This study aimed to develop a rational approach for optimised dosage of vancomycin given in a continuous infusion in critically ill patients. METHODS Vancomycin pharmacokinetic (PK) data (total serum concentrations) were obtained from 55 intensive care unit (ICU) patients (Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam) receiving a 20 mg/kg loading dose followed by continuous infusion stratified by creatinine clearance (CLCr). Population PK modelling and Monte Carlo simulations were performed using a nonlinear mixed-effects modelling (NONMEM) program for a target of 20-30 mg/L to optimise efficacy and minimise nephrotoxicity. RESULTS A two-compartment model with first-order elimination best fitted the PK data with central and peripheral volumes of distribution of 1.01 and 2.39 L/kg, respectively (allometric scaling to a 70 kg standard subject). The population total clearance of 3.63 L/h was only explained by renal function in the covariate and final model. The simulations showed that a 25-mg/kg loading dose infused over 90 minutes was optimal to reach the target range. The optimal maintenance dose for low renal function (CLCr < 45 mL/min) was 1000-1500 mg/day. For augmented renal clearance (CLCr > 130 mL/min) the dose should be up to 3500 mg/day or even 4500 mg/day to achieve adequate exposure. These simulated maintenance doses were larger than previously proposed for non-ICU patients. CONCLUSION Large loading and maintenance doses of vancomycin are generally needed in critically ill patients. Because of high interindividual variability in vancomycin PK, drug monitoring may still be necessary.
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- Dinh H Vu
- National Drug Information and Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Center, Hanoi University of Pharmacy, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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- National Drug Information and Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Center, Hanoi University of Pharmacy, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- National Drug Information and Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Center, Hanoi University of Pharmacy, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Pharmacy, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Microbiology, Bạch Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Intensive Care Unit, Bạch Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Pharmacy, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Intensive Care Unit, Bạch Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- National Drug Information and Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Center, Hanoi University of Pharmacy, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Chuma M, Makishima M, Imai T, Tochikura N, Sakaue T, Kikuchi N, Kinoshita K, Kaburaki M, Yoshida Y. Duration of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Influences Serum Vancomycin Concentration in Patients With Sepsis. Clin Ther 2016; 38:2598-2609. [PMID: 27836495 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2016.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE Vancomycin (VCM) is used in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. The dosage of VCM must be adjusted by using therapeutic drug monitoring because of the drug's narrow therapeutic concentration window. Although optimal administration based on population pharmacokinetic (PPK) analysis and/or a Bayesian method has improved prediction accuracy, serum concentrations of VCM in patients with sepsis often deviate significantly from predicted values. We investigated factors influencing prediction errors with PPK analysis in VCM dosing. METHODS This retrospective cohort study included patients treated with VCM. Their clinical data were recorded, and there were 27 nonseptic patients and 68 septic patients. VCM concentrations were predicted by using PPK analysis and data compared with observed concentrations. FINDINGS Patients with sepsis had a higher mean absolute error than nonseptic patients, indicating a deviation of VCM concentrations from predicted values in the septic patients. To determine factors influencing prediction errors, we classified patients with sepsis into 3 subgroups according to the mean absolute error value (2.17) for the nonseptic patients: "lower" group (prediction errors, below -2.17), "upper" group (>2.17), and "no change" group (-2.17 to 2.17). In a comparison of clinical characteristics of the 3 groups, significant differences were found in the duration of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), SIRS score, disseminated intravascular coagulation score, and levels of creatinine clearance (CrCl), hemoglobin, and diastolic blood pressure. Multiple logistic regression analysis identified SIRS duration and CrCl as factors associated with VCM concentrations in the lower and/or upper groups of septic patients. Shorter and longer SIRS duration were associated with VCM concentrations in the lower group and the upper group, respectively, compared with predicted values in patients with sepsis. According to receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis, the optimal cutoff value of SIRS duration for the lower group was 2 days; for the upper group, it was 6 days. VCM clearance in patients with an SIRS duration <2 days was higher than that for patients with an SIRS duration ≥6 days. IMPLICATIONS SIRS duration was identified as influencing VCM concentration in patients with sepsis. This study has 2 limitations. First, we performed blood sampling only for trough concentrations. Repeated blood sampling for both peak and trough concentrations should be performed for more accurate pharmacokinetic evaluation in critically ill patients. Second, we determined CrCl by using the Cockcroft-Gault formula, which may not be accurate in critically ill patients. Modifying VCM dosing according to SIRS duration will improve prediction accuracy of VCM concentration based on therapeutic drug monitoring.
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- Masayuki Chuma
- Department of Pharmacy, Nihon University Itabashi Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nihon University Itabashi Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nihon University Itabashi Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Kanagawa Prefectural Keiyukai Keiyu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Division of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Acute Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nihon University Itabashi Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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New Regimen for Continuous Infusion of Vancomycin in Critically Ill Patients. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016; 60:4750-6. [PMID: 27216073 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00330-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Despite the development of new agents with activity against Gram-positive bacteria, vancomycin remains one of the primary antibiotics for critically ill septic patients. Because sepsis can alter antimicrobial pharmacokinetics, the development of an appropriate dosing strategy to provide adequate concentrations is crucial. The aim of this study was to prospectively validate a new dosing regimen of vancomycin given by continuous infusion (CI) to septic patients. We included all adult septic patients admitted to a mixed intensive care unit (ICU) between January 2012 and May 2013, who were treated with a new vancomycin CI regimen consisting of a loading dose of 35 mg/kg of body weight given as a 4-h infusion, followed by a daily CI dose adapted to creatinine clearance (CrCL), as estimated by the Cockcroft-Gault formula (median dose, 2,112 [1,500 to 2,838] mg). Vancomycin concentrations were measured at the end of the loading dose (T1), at 12 h (T2), at 24 h (T3), and the day after the start of therapy (T4). Vancomycin concentrations of 20 to 30 mg/liter at T2, T3, and T4 were considered adequate. A total of 107 patients (72% male) were included. Median age, weight, and CrCL were 59 (interquartile range [IQR], 48 to 71) years, 75 (IQR, 65 to 85) kg, and 94 (IQR, 56 to 140) ml/min, respectively. Vancomycin concentrations were 44 (IQR, 37 to 49), 25 (IQR, 21 to 32), 22 (IQR, 19 to 28), and 26 (IQR, 22 to 29) mg/liter at T1, T2, T3, and T4, respectively. Concentrations were adequate in 56% (60/107) of patients at T2, in 54% (57/105) at T3, and in 73% (41/56) at T4. This vancomycin regimen permitted rapid attainment of target concentrations in serum for most patients. Concentrations were insufficient in only 16% of patients at 12 h of treatment.
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Vancomycin dosing nomograms targeting high serum trough levels in different populations: pros and cons. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2016; 72:777-88. [PMID: 27117446 DOI: 10.1007/s00228-016-2063-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Utilization of higher doses of vancomycin to achieve the trough concentrations of 15-20 mg/L for complicated infections has been recommended by the Infectious Diseases Society of America clinical practice guideline in recent years. Concerning this recommendation, several nomograms have been constructed targeting this optimal trough level range in different populations of patients. In this review, we have collected available nomograms targeting high trough serum levels of vancomycin, particularly comparing their advantages and limitations. METHOD The data were collected by searching Scopus, PubMed, Google scholar, Medline, and Cochrane database systematic reviews. The key words used as search terms were "vancomycin", "high trough level", "dosing nomogram", "dosing strategy", "neonates", "critically ill", "pediatrics", and "hemodialysis". We have included 17 related human studies published up to the date of this publication. RESULTS & CONCLUSION Most of the available nomograms have determined the doses according to body weight and renal function. Their initial predicting success rate were 44-76 % for non-critically ill patients, 42-84 % for critically ill patients, 54 % for one nomogram specially designed for hemodialysis patients, and 71 % for the only nomogram developed for neonates. Based on validation studies, in most of cases, using a vancomycin dosing nomogram significantly improved and accelerated achievement of target trough concentrations. However, it should be noted that there are limited data about patients' clinical and microbiological outcomes and they are only validated in narrow groups of patients. Thus, their widespread application could not be encouraged for all patients before performing adequately powered, prospective randomized studies.
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Continuous Infusion Vancomycin Through the Addition of Vancomycin to the Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Solution in the PICU: A Case Series. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2016; 17:e138-45. [PMID: 26890194 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000000656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe our experience with achieving therapeutic serum vancomycin concentrations in pediatric continuous renal replacement therapy by using continuous infusion vancomycin by mixing vancomycin into the continuous renal replacement therapy solution. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING A 189-bed, freestanding children's tertiary care teaching hospital in Philadelphia, PA. PATIENTS Pediatric patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy from April 1, 2009, through December 31, 2014. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS There were a total of 21 patients who received continuous renal replacement therapy during the study period. Of these, 11 (52.3%) received vancomycin in the continuous renal replacement therapy solution. The median (range) concentration of vancomycin added to the continuous renal replacement therapy solution was 25 mg/L (18-35 mg/L). The mean vancomycin plateau level was 22.8 ± 3.3 mg/L. All patients achieved a serum vancomycin plateau level that was greater than 15 mg/L. There were no adverse events related to the addition of vancomycin to the continuous renal replacement therapy solution. CONCLUSIONS The addition of vancomycin to the continuous renal replacement therapy solution(s) is an effective modality that is used for delivering vancomycin continuous infusion and for ensuring therapeutic vancomycin serum plateau levels in the setting of pediatric continuous renal replacement therapy. Further studies are required to evaluate whether this delivery method can lead to improved patient outcomes.
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Park SJ, Yang JH, Park HJ, In YW, Lee YM, Cho YH, Chung CR, Park CM, Jeon K, Suh GY. Trough Concentrations of Vancomycin in Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0141016. [PMID: 26544074 PMCID: PMC4636270 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To investigate the appropriateness of the current vancomycin dosing strategy in adult patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), between March 2013 and November 2013, patients who were treated with vancomycin while on ECMO were enrolled. Control group consisted of 60 patients on vancomycin without ECMO, stayed in medical intensive care unit during the same study period and with the same exclusion criteria. Early trough levels were obtained within the fourth dosing, and maintenance levels were measured at steady state. A total of 20 patients were included in the analysis in ECMO group. Sixteen patients received an initial intravenous dose of 1.0 g vancomycin followed by 1.0 g every 12 hours. The non-steady state trough level of vancomycin after starting administration was subtherapeutic in 19 patients (95.00%) in ECMO group as compared with 40 patients (66.67%) in the control group (p = 0.013). Vancomycin clearance was 1.27±0.51 mL/min/kg, vancomycin clearance/creatinine clearance ratio was 0.90 ± 0.37, and elimination rate constant was 0.12 ± 0.04 h-1. Vancomycin dosingfrequency and total daily dose were significantly increased after clinical pharmacokinetic services of the pharmacist based on calculated pharmacokinetic parameters (from 2.10 ± 0.72 to 2.90 ± 0.97times/day, p = 0.002 and from 32.54 ± 8.43 to 42.24 ± 14.62mg/kg, p = 0.014) in ECMO group in contrast with those (from 2.11 ± 0.69 to 2.37 ± 0.86 times/day, p = 0.071 and from 33.91 ± 11.85 to 31.61 ± 17.50 mg/kg, p = 0.350) in the control group.Although the elimination rate for vancomycin was similar with population parameter of non ECMO patients, the current dosing strategy of our institution for vancomycinin our ICU was not sufficient to achieve the target trough in the initial period in most patients receiving ECMO.
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- So Jin Park
- Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Intravenous Antibiotics Used in the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. AACN Adv Crit Care 2015. [PMID: 26200732 DOI: 10.1097/nci.0000000000000095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality. Despite advances in medical care, the prevalence of both community-acquired and hospital-acquired MRSA has progressively increased. Community-acquired MRSA typically occurs in patients without recent illness or hospitalization, presents as acute skin and soft tissue infections, and is usually not multidrug resistant. Hospital-acquired MRSA, however, presents in patients recently hospitalized or treated in long-term care settings and in those who have had medical procedures and is usually associated with multidrug-resistant strains. Both types of infections, if not properly treated, have the potential to become invasive. This article discusses current intravenous antibiotics that are available for the empiric treatment of MRSA infections along with a newer phenomenon known as the "seesaw effect."
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Scordo KA. Intravenous Antibiotics Used in the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. AACN Adv Crit Care 2015. [DOI: 10.4037/nci.0000000000000095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality. Despite advances in medical care, the prevalence of both community-acquired and hospital-acquired MRSA has progressively increased. Community-acquired MRSA typically occurs in patients without recent illness or hospitalization, presents as acute skin and soft tissue infections, and is usually not multidrug resistant. Hospital-acquired MRSA, however, presents in patients recently hospitalized or treated in long-term care settings and in those who have had medical procedures and is usually associated with multidrug-resistant strains. Both types of infections, if not properly treated, have the potential to become invasive. This article discusses current intravenous antibiotics that are available for the empiric treatment of MRSA infections along with a newer phenomenon known as the “seesaw effect.”
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- Kristine Anne Scordo
- Kristine Anne Scordo is Professor and Director, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, College of Nursing, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435
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Liang SY, Kumar A. Empiric antimicrobial therapy in severe sepsis and septic shock: optimizing pathogen clearance. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2015; 17:493. [PMID: 26031965 PMCID: PMC4581522 DOI: 10.1007/s11908-015-0493-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Mortality and morbidity in severe sepsis and septic shock remain high despite significant advances in critical care. Efforts to improve outcome in septic conditions have focused on targeted, quantitative resuscitation strategies utilizing intravenous fluids, vasopressors, inotropes, and blood transfusions to correct disease-associated circulatory dysfunction driven by immune-mediated systemic inflammation. This review explores an alternate paradigm of septic shock in which microbial burden is identified as the key driver of mortality and progression to irreversible shock. We propose that clinical outcomes in severe sepsis and septic shock hinge upon the optimized selection, dosing, and delivery of highly potent antimicrobial therapy.
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- Stephen Y. Liang
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Division of Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8051, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA,
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- Section of Critical Care Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, JJ399d, Health Sciences Centre, 700 William Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3A-1R9,
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Spadaro S, Berselli A, Fogagnolo A, Capuzzo M, Ragazzi R, Marangoni E, Bertacchini S, Volta CA. Evaluation of a protocol for vancomycin administration in critically patients with and without kidney dysfunction. BMC Anesthesiol 2015; 15:95. [PMID: 26116239 PMCID: PMC4483208 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-015-0065-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Administration of vancomycin in critically ill patients needs close regulation. While subtherapeutical vancomycin serum concentration (VSC) is associated with increased mortality, accumulation is responsible for nephrotoxicity. Our study aimed to estimate the efficacy of a vancomycin-dosing protocol in reaching appropriate serum concentration in patients with and without kidney dysfunction. METHODS This was a retrospective study in critically ill patients treated with continuous infusion of vancomycin. Patients with creatinine clearance > 50 ml/min (Group A) were compared to those with creatinine clearance ≤ 50 ml/min (Group B). RESULTS 348 patients were enrolled (210 in Group A, 138 in Group B). At first determination, patients with kidney dysfunction (Group B) had a statistically higher percentage of vancomycin in target range, while the percentage of patients with a VSC under the range was almost equal. These percentages differed at the subsequent measurements. The number of patients with low vancomycin concentration progressively decreased, except in those with augmented renal clearance; the percentage of patients with VSC over 30 mg/L was about 28 %, irrespective of the presence or absence of kidney dysfunction. Patients who reached a subtherapeutic level at the first VSC measurement had a significant correlation with in-hospital mortality. CONCLUSIONS Our protocol seems to allow a rapid achievement of a target VSC particularly in patients with kidney dysfunction. In order to avoid subtherapeutical VSC, our algorithm should be implemented by the estimation of the presence of an augmented renal clearance.
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- Savino Spadaro
- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Sant'Anna Hospital, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Sant'Anna Hospital, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Sant'Anna Hospital, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Sant'Anna Hospital, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Sant'Anna Hospital, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Sant'Anna Hospital, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Sant'Anna Hospital, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Sant'Anna Hospital, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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Waineo MF, Kuhn TC, Brown DL. The pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic rationale for administering vancomycin via continuous infusion. J Clin Pharm Ther 2015; 40:259-65. [PMID: 25865426 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE Vancomycin is administered via intermittent infusion (II) almost exclusively in the United States, whereas continuous infusion (CI) dosing methods are used regularly in many European countries. The purpose of this literature analysis is to review current evidence regarding the advantages and disadvantages of CI vancomycin in relation to II, based on the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic aspects of dosing and monitoring therapy, and to identify current practices of CI vancomycin dosing. METHODS Medline, Cochrane and GoogleScholar databases were searched using vancomycin as a MeSH term, along with continuous and infusion in all fields, which identified 136 citations. A second search added the terms intermittent and survey, producing nine additional articles. All articles that reported an assessment of CI or II vancomycin administration in adult patients, based on clinical, pharmacokinetic, cost or monitoring considerations, were identified. A total of 43 publications were determined to be suitable for final analysis and possible inclusion in the report. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION A meta-analysis of six studies concluded that CI vancomycin was associated with a lower relative risk of kidney injury than II therapy, although other studies reported equivocal findings. The results of several clinical studies suggest that CI vancomycin produces clinical outcomes that are comparable to II. Current vancomycin consensus guidelines promote aggressive dosing to achieve trough levels of 10-15 or 15-20 mg/L, but also include recommendations to target a daily area under the curve (AUC24 ) to minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ratio of at least 400. Because vancomycin is a non-concentration-dependent antibiotic, it might be more prudent to monitor steady-state serum concentrations (Css ) during a CI rather than trough concentrations during II, due to the questionable correlation between measured trough concentration and AUC. From a pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic perspective, vancomycin dosing and monitoring practices associated with CI offer potentially greater reliability than II. A major disadvantage of CI involves the possibility of having to intravenously co-administer another drug that might not be compatible with vancomycin. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION Continuous infusion vancomycin therapy offers the advantage of Css monitoring, thus avoiding the variabilities associated with the timing of trough levels. Current CI practices include a loading dose of 15-20 mg/kg followed by an infusion of 10-40 mg/kg/day based on the patient's renal function, with a target Css of about 20-30 mg/L. An alternative approach to weight-based (mg/kg) CI dosing is to calculate the dose from an estimation of the patient's vancomycin clearance (in L/h), derived from creatinine clearance (CrCl) via the equation (CrCl∙0·041) + 0·22. The daily dose is then determined by multiplying vancomycin clearance (in L/h) by the desired AUC24 . A new CI vancomycin dosing chart includes clearance-based dosing recommendations for Css values ranging from 17·5 to 27·5 mg/L or AUC24 values ranging from 420 to 660 mg h/L. Although sufficient data already exist to support the use of CI vancomycin as a reasonable therapeutic alternative to II, there is still much to learn about administering the drug in this fashion.
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- M F Waineo
- Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy, Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL, USA
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The association of elevated trough serum vancomycin concentrations with obesity. J Infect Chemother 2015; 21:507-11. [PMID: 25851852 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2015.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Revised: 02/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Obese patients display differences in vancomycin drug disposition, which may complicate attainment of appropriate serum vancomycin concentrations (SVCs). This study was conducted to determine if obesity leads to trough SVCs above the therapeutic range. METHODS This retrospective cohort study sought to determine the rate and predictors of high (i.e. >20 mg/L) serum trough levels according to level of obesity. RESULTS Increasing BMI predicted SVCs > 20 mg/L after controlling for dose, age, and serum creatinine. Obese patients had significantly higher mean trough SVCs compared to non-obese patients (16.5 mg/L vs 12.1 mg/L, p = 0.004) and a significantly higher proportion of obese patients had trough SVCs > 20 mg/L (18.9% vs 4.2%, p = 0.03). CONCLUSION Increasing obesity predicted higher probabilities of SVCs > 20 mg/L. Development of alternative dosing and management strategies for vancomycin may be necessary to account for pharmacokinetic changes associated with obesity.
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Baptista JP, Roberts JA, Sousa E, Freitas R, Deveza N, Pimentel J. Decreasing the time to achieve therapeutic vancomycin concentrations in critically ill patients: developing and testing of a dosing nomogram. Crit Care 2014; 18:654. [PMID: 25475123 PMCID: PMC4277659 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-014-0654-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Achievement of optimal vancomycin exposure is crucial to improve the management of patients with life-threatening infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive bacteria and is of particular concern in patients with augmented renal clearance (ARC). The aim of this study was to develop a dosing nomogram for the administration of vancomycin by continuous infusion for the first 24 hours of therapy based on the measured urinary creatinine clearance (8 h CLCR). METHODS This single-center study included all critically ill patients treated with vancomycin over a 13-month period (group 1), in which we retrospectively assessed the correlation between vancomycin clearance and 8 h CLCR. This data was used to develop a formula for optimised drug dosing. The efficiency of this formula was prospectively evaluated in a second cohort of 25 consecutive critically ill patients (group 2). Vancomycin serum concentrations between 20 to 30 mg/L were considered adequate. ARC was defined as 8 h CLCR more than 130 ml/min/1.73 m(2). RESULTS The incidence of ARC was 36% (n = 29/79) and 40% (10/25) in group 1 (n = 79) and 2 (n = 25), respectively. The mean serum vancomycin concentration on day 1 was 21.5 (6.4) and 24.5 (5.2) mg/L, for both groups respectively. On the treatment day, vancomycin plasma clearance was 5.12 (1.9) L/h in group 1 and correlated significantly with the 8 h CLCR (r(2) = 0.66; P < 0.001). The achievement of adequate vancomycin serum concentrations in group 2 was 84% (n = 21/25) versus 51% (n = 40/79) - P < 0.005. CONCLUSIONS This new vancomycin nomogram enabled the achievement of adequate serum concentrations in 84% of the patients on the first day of treatment.
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- João Pedro Baptista
- Serviço de Medicina Intensiva, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Burns, Trauma and Critical Care Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- Pharmacy Department, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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- Serviço de Medicina Intensiva, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Serviço de Medicina Intensiva, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Serviço de Medicina Intensiva, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Serviço de Medicina Intensiva, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Donadello K, Roberts JA, Cristallini S, Beumier M, Shekar K, Jacobs F, Belhaj A, Vincent JL, de Backer D, Taccone FS. Vancomycin population pharmacokinetics during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy: a matched cohort study. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2014; 18:632. [PMID: 25416535 PMCID: PMC4256896 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-014-0632-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2014] [Accepted: 10/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Introduction The aim of this study was to describe the population pharmacokinetics of vancomycin in critically ill patients treated with and without extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Methods We retrospectively reviewed data from critically ill patients treated with ECMO and matched controls who received a continuous infusion of vancomycin (35 mg/kg loading dose over 4 hours followed by a daily infusion adapted to creatinine clearance, CrCl)). The pharmacokinetics of vancomycin were described using non-linear mixed effects modeling. Results We compared 11 patients treated with ECMO with 11 well-matched controls. Drug dosing was similar between groups. The median interquartile range (IQR) vancomycin concentrations in ECMO and non-ECMO patients were 51 (28 to 71) versus 45 (37 to 71) mg/L at 4 hours; 23 (16 to 38) versus 29 (21 to 35) mg/L at 12 hours; 20 (12 to 36) versus 23 (17–28) mg/L at 24 hours (ANOVA, P =0.53). Median (ranges) volume of distribution (Vd) was 99.3 (49.1 to 212.3) and 92.3 (22.4 to 149.4) L in ECMO and non-ECMO patients, respectively, and clearance 2.4 (1.7 to 4.9) versus 2.3 (1.8 to 3.6) L/h (not significant). Insufficient drug concentrations (that is drug levels <20 mg/dL) were more common in the ECMO group. The pharmacokinetic model (non-linear mixed effects modeling) was prospectively validated in five additional ECMO-treated patients over a 6-month period. Linear regression analysis comparing the observed concentrations and those predicted using the model showed good correlation (r2 of 0.67; P <0.001). Conclusions Vancomycin concentrations were similar between ECMO and non-ECMO patients in the early phase of therapy. ECMO treatment was not associated with significant changes in Vd and drug clearance compared with the control patients.
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- Katia Donadello
- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808 - 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Burns Trauma and Critical Care Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808 - 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808 - 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Critical Care Research Group, Adult Intensive Care Services, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808 - 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808 - 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808 - 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808 - 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808 - 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
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Hites M, Dell'Anna AM, Scolletta S, Taccone FS. The challenges of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and extra-corporeal circuits for drug delivery in critically ill patients. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2014; 77:12-21. [PMID: 24842474 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2014.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 05/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is characterized by more than one organ system failing, especially during critical illness. MODS is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in current ICU practice; moreover, multiple organ dysfunction, especially liver and kidneys, may significantly affect the pharmacokinetics (PKs) of different drugs that are currently administered in critically ill patients. These PK alterations may either result in insufficient drug concentrations to achieve the desired effects or in blood and tissue accumulation, with the development of serious adverse events. The use of extra-corporeal circuits, such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), may further contribute to PKs changes in this patients' population. In this review, we have described the main PK changes occurring in all these conditions and how drug concentrations may potentially be affected. The lack of prospective studies on large cohorts of patients makes impossible any specific recommendation on drug regimen adjustment in ICU patients. Nevertheless, the clinicians should be aware of these abnormalities in order to better understand some unexpected therapeutic issues occurring in such patients.
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- Maya Hites
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hopital Erasme - Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070 Brussels Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hopital Erasme - Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070 Brussels Belgium
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 1, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hopital Erasme - Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070 Brussels Belgium.
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Antibiothérapie au cours de l’épuration extrarénale continue en réanimation. MEDECINE INTENSIVE REANIMATION 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s13546-014-0935-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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van Maarseveen EM, Bouma A, Touw DJ, Neef C, van Zanten ARH. Design and prospective validation of a dosing instrument for continuous infusion of vancomycin: a within-population approach. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2014; 70:1353-9. [PMID: 25168621 DOI: 10.1007/s00228-014-1742-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The clinical application of continuous infusion (CoI) of vancomycin has gained interest in recent years. Since no international guidelines on initial dosing of vancomycin CoI exist, there is a need for methods to facilitate the switch from intermittent to continuous vancomycin dosing algorithms in clinically infected populations. Therefore, the aim of this study was to design and validate an a priori dosing schedule for CoI of vancomycin in clinical practice. METHODS A dosing table for CoI of vancomycin based on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was developed by simulation of continuous infusion of vancomycin using pharmacokinetic (PK) software and a PK population model designed from historical within-population data in intermittently dosed patients. The target range for the first vancomycin serum concentrations drawn approximately 24 h after start of infusion' (C24) was set at 15-20 mg/L corresponding with an area under the curve (AUC) of at least 350 mg·h·L(-1). The performance of the dosing schedule was primarily assessed by describing the percentages of patients attaining the predefined target. RESULTS An eGFR-derived dosing schedule for CoI of vancomycin was established and implemented in clinical practice. Prospective assessment in 35 general ward and 45 intensive care unit patients showed that the C24 target was reached in 69 and 63 % and the AUC target was attained in 80 and 72 % of patients, respectively. CONCLUSIONS An easy method to design and validate an eGFR-derived dosing algorithm for the continuous infusion of vancomycin to switch from intermittent to continuous dosing of vancomycin was developed.
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- Erik M van Maarseveen
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands,
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Edwards B, Andini R, Esposito S, Grossi P, Lew D, Mazzei T, Novelli A, Soriano A, Gould IM. Treatment options for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection: Where are we now? J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2014; 2:133-140. [PMID: 27873719 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2014.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Revised: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection continues to be a substantial global problem with significant associated morbidity and mortality. This review summarises the discussions that took place at the 4th MRSA Consensus Conference in relation to the current treatment options for serious MRSA infections and how to optimise whichever therapy is embarked upon. It highlights the many challenges faced by both the laboratory and clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of MRSA infections.
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- B Edwards
- Medical Microbiology Department, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK.
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- Second University of Naples, UOC Transplant and Infectious Disease Medicine, AORN Monaldi, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Morphological Studies, University of Unisubria, Varese, Italy
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- Chief Infectious Diseases Division, Chief Department of Specialties of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology and Oncology Section, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology and Oncology Section, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Microbiology Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
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Saugel B, Gramm C, Wagner JY, Messer M, Lahmer T, Meidert AS, Schmid RM, Huber W. Evaluation of a dosing regimen for continuous vancomycin infusion in critically ill patients: an observational study in intensive care unit patients. J Crit Care 2013; 29:351-5. [PMID: 24456810 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2013] [Revised: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE We aimed to evaluate a dosing algorithm for continuous vancomycin administration in intensive care unit patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This observational study was conducted in a medical intensive care unit (German university hospital; June 2012-February 2013). Following a loading dose of 20 mg per kg actual body weight, vancomycin was administered continuously (20 or 30 mg of vancomycin per kg actual body weight over 24 hours depending on renal function). The vancomycin infusion rate was adjusted to achieve a target serum vancomycin concentration of 20-30 mg/L. RESULTS Vancomycin was administered for a median (interquartile range) of 7 (5-9) days. The median vancomycin dose given as an initial bolus was 1750 (1400-2000) mg. The median daily vancomycin dose ranged from 480 (180-960) mg (day 6) to 3.120 (2596-3980) mg (day 1). Altogether, the achieved median serum vancomycin concentration was 29.0 (25.2-33.2) mg/L. On treatment days 1 to 7, we observed target serum vancomycin levels (20-30 mg/L) in 48%, 39%, 33%, 26%, 43%, 57%, and 69% of patients. Supra-therapeutic serum vancomycin concentrations (>30 mg/L) were observed in 36%, 52%, 61%, 63%, 39%, 19%, and 15% of patients on treatment days 1 to 7. CONCLUSIONS The evaluated vancomycin dosing regimen for continuous infusion allowed rapid achievement of sufficient vancomycin serum levels. However, we frequently observed supra-therapeutic serum vancomycin concentrations in the first days of vancomycin treatment.
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- Bernd Saugel
- II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 München, Germany.
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- II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 München, Germany
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- III. Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 München, Germany
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- II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 München, Germany
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- II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 München, Germany
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- II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 München, Germany
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- II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 München, Germany
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- II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 München, Germany
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Bělohlávek J, Springer D, Mlček M, Huptych M, Bouček T, Hodková G, Fichtl J, Mrázek V, Zima T, Linhart A, Kittnar O. Early vancomycin, amikacin and gentamicin concentrations in pulmonary artery and pulmonary tissue are not affected by VA ECMO (venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) in a pig model of prolonged cardiac arrest. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2013; 26:655-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2013.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 03/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Chant C, Leung A, Friedrich JO. Optimal dosing of antibiotics in critically ill patients by using continuous/extended infusions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2013; 17:R279. [PMID: 24289230 PMCID: PMC4056781 DOI: 10.1186/cc13134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Introduction The aim of this study was to determine whether using pharmacodynamic-based dosing of antimicrobials, such as extended/continuous infusions, in critically ill patients is associated with improved outcomes as compared with traditional dosing methods. Methods We searched Medline, HealthStar, EMBASE, Cochrane Clinical Trial Registry, and CINAHL from inception to September 2013 without language restrictions for studies comparing the use of extended/continuous infusions with traditional dosing. Two authors independently selected studies, extracted data on methodology and outcomes, and performed quality assessment. Meta-analyses were performed by using random-effects models. Results Of 1,319 citations, 13 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) (n = 782 patients) and 13 cohort studies (n = 2,117 patients) met the inclusion criteria. Compared with traditional non-pharmacodynamic-based dosing, RCTs of continuous/extended infusions significantly reduced clinical failure rates (relative risk (RR) 0.68; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.49 to 0.94, P = 0.02) and intensive care unit length of stay (mean difference, −1.5; 95% CI, −2.8 to −0.2 days, P = 0.02), but not mortality (RR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.64 to 1.19; P = 0.38). No significant between-trial heterogeneity was found for these analyses (I2 = 0). Reduced mortality rates almost achieved statistical significance when the results of all included studies (RCTs and cohort studies) were pooled (RR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.69 to 1.00; P = 0.054). Conclusions Pooled results from small RCTs suggest reduced clinical failure rates and intensive care unit length-of-stay when using continuous/extended infusions of antibiotics in critically ill patients. Reduced mortality rates almost achieved statistical significance when the results of RCTs were combined with cohort studies. These results support the conduct of adequately powered RCTs to define better the utility of continuous/extended infusions in the era of antibiotic resistance.
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Kumar A. An alternate pathophysiologic paradigm of sepsis and septic shock: implications for optimizing antimicrobial therapy. Virulence 2013; 5:80-97. [PMID: 24184742 PMCID: PMC3916387 DOI: 10.4161/viru.26913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The advent of modern antimicrobial therapy following the discovery of penicillin during the 1940s yielded remarkable improvements in case fatality rate of serious infections including septic shock. Since then, pathogens have continuously evolved under selective antimicrobial pressure resulting in a lack of significant improvement in clinical effectiveness in the antimicrobial therapy of septic shock despite ever more broad-spectrum and potent drugs. In addition, although substantial effort and money has been expended on the development novel non-antimicrobial therapies of sepsis in the past 30 years, clinical progress in this regard has been limited. This review explores the possibility that the current pathophysiologic paradigm of septic shock fails to appropriately consider the primacy of the microbial burden of infection as the primary driver of septic organ dysfunction. An alternate paradigm is offered that suggests that has substantial implications for optimizing antimicrobial therapy in septic shock. This model of disease progression suggests the key to significant improvement in the outcome of septic shock may lie, in great part, with improvements in delivery of existing antimicrobials and other anti-infectious strategies. Recognition of the role of delays in administration of antimicrobial therapy in the poor outcomes of septic shock is central to this effort. However, therapeutic strategies that improve the degree of antimicrobial cidality likely also have a crucial role.
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- Section of Critical Care Medicine; Section of Infectious Diseases; Health Sciences Centre; Winnipeg, MB Canada
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Slaughter RL. Pharmacokinetic behavior presents drug therapy challenges. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2013; 6:627-39. [PMID: 24164611 DOI: 10.1586/17512433.2013.849196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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There are conditions that cause a substantial change in drug clearance to such a degree that how a specific drug is managed to optimize drug response and minimize drug toxicity presents a challenge. This review will focus on recent literature (within the past 5 years) that evaluates pathophysiologic and genetic conditions and drug interactions which can change drug clearance to the magnitude that response is affected. Situations discussed that cause an increase in drug clearance will include: augmented renal clearance in critically ill patients; ultrafast drug metabolism caused by gene duplication; and enzyme induction interactions caused by rifampin. Situations discussed that result in a reduction in clearance will include: multiple organ failure in critically ill, patients with non-functioning CYP2D6 and CYP2C8/9 alleles, and CYP3A4 drug interactions with erythromycin and clarithromycin. In each case evaluated clearance is changed to the magnitude such that managing drug therapy can be difficult.
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- Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Wayne State University, 259 Mack Ave, Detroit, MI 48201, USA +313 577 1574
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Casu GS, Hites M, Jacobs F, Cotton F, Wolff F, Beumier M, De Backer D, Vincent JL, Taccone FS. Can changes in renal function predict variations in β-lactam concentrations in septic patients? Int J Antimicrob Agents 2013; 42:422-8. [PMID: 23993066 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2013] [Revised: 06/23/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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This study investigated whether variations in creatinine clearance (CLCr) are correlated with changes in β-lactam concentrations or pharmacokinetics in septic patients. Data for 56 adult patients admitted to the ICU in whom routine therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of broad-spectrum β-lactams (ceftazidime, cefepime, piperacillin or meropenem) was performed were reviewed. Patients were included if they had at least two TDM during their ICU stay for the same antibiotic and were not concomitantly treated with any extracorporeal replacement therapy. Serum drug concentrations were measured by HPLC-UV. Antibiotic pharmacokinetics were calculated using a one-compartment model and the percentage of time spent above four times the MIC (%T>4×MIC) for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the antibiotic clearance (ATB-CL) were obtained. CLCr was measured on the same day as the TDM using 24-h urine collection. The %T>4×MIC and ATB-CL were significantly correlated with CLCr at the first (r=-0.41, P=0.002; r=0.56, P<0.001, respectively) and second (r=-0.61, P<0.001; r=0.63, P<0.001, respectively) TDM. However, changes in ATB-CL were only weakly correlated with changes in CLCr (r=0.34, P=0.01). The proportion of patients with insufficient β-lactam concentrations at the first and second TDM were 39% and 30%, respectively, and increased proportionally to CLCr. Although CLCr was significantly correlated with concentrations and clearance of broad-spectrum β-lactams, changes in CLCr did not reliably predict variations in drug pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics. Routine TDM should be considered to adapt β-lactam doses in this setting.
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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Minkutė R, Briedis V, Steponavičiūtė R, Vitkauskienė A, Mačiulaitis R. Augmented renal clearance--an evolving risk factor to consider during the treatment with vancomycin. J Clin Pharm Ther 2013; 38:462-7. [PMID: 23924288 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE Augmented renal clearance (ARC) is a new phenomenon in patients' pathophysiology without universally accepted aetiology and with various incidence rates most often described in critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The objective of this retrospective observational comparative study was to estimate the incidence rate of ARC in patients with different medical conditions employing steady state trough vancomycin serum concentrations (VSCss) for analysis. METHODS All patients tested for VCSss during two years (2010-2011) in a tertiary level hospital were analysed and 77 VSCs were eligible for analysis: 38 (50%) and 39 cases were assigned to the ARC (eCrClCG (creatinine clearance, estimated by Cockcroft-Gault) > 130 mL/min) and the control groups (eCrClCG in the range 90-130 mL/min) respectively. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Patients' age, mechanical ventilation and haemodynamically unstable status had significant association with ARC occurrence (P < 0.05). Majority of ARC patients (11 patients (61 %)) were managed in non-ICU settings. ARC event showed statistically significant higher risk for under dosage (RR (relative risk for subtherapeutic VSCss), 1.84; 95% CI, 1.23\x962.74; P = 0.011), and the correlation between different thresholds (eCrClCG >130 mL/min, ≥140 mL/min and ≥150 mL/min) for ARC and VSCss allows to predict decrease of VSCss in case of eCrClCG ≥150 mL/min: every increase of eCrClCG by 40 mL/min predicts clinically relevant decrease of VSCss by 1 mmol/L (1.49 mg/mL). WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION ARC cases lead to the doubled risk of subtherapeutic VSC, and this phenomenon is a significant event in patients in any hospital department. Investigation of medical patients' status relevant to this phenomenon needs to be continued.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Pneumonia continues to be a common reason for, or complication of, ICU admission. Associated morbidity and mortality remain high, with an increasing incidence of multidrug-resistant organisms. Appropriate antibiotic therapy, both in terms of spectrum of cover and dose, remains the cornerstone of effective management. RECENT FINDINGS Critically ill patients will frequently manifest significantly altered end-organ function, as compared with an ambulatory or ward-based setting. Such changes can have profound effects on antibiotic drug handling, promoting subtherapeutic concentrations, treatment failure or the selection of resistant organisms. Standard antibiotic regimens typically fail to consider such issues, with recent literature highlighting the need for improved dosing to achieve sufficient intrapulmonary concentrations, particularly in the setting of augmented elimination. Although recent clinical trials utilizing strategies that optimize drug exposure (either through the use of agents with improved penetration, or continuous infusions) demonstrate superior surrogate outcomes, a mortality benefit is still uncertain. SUMMARY Antibiotic dosing strategies that are adapted to a critical care environment are urgently needed, both to improve clinical outcomes and ensure therapeutic longevity. Similarly, study protocols investigating emerging antibiotics must also be designed accordingly, to prevent potential setbacks in drug availability.
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Beumier M, Roberts JA, Kabtouri H, Hites M, Cotton F, Wolff F, Lipman J, Jacobs F, Vincent JL, Taccone FS. A new regimen for continuous infusion of vancomycin during continuous renal replacement therapy. J Antimicrob Chemother 2013; 68:2859-65. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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De Waele J, Danneels I, Depuydt P, Decruyenaere J, Bourgeois M, Hoste E. Factors associated with inadequate early vancomycin levels in critically ill patients treated with continuous infusion. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2013; 41:434-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2012] [Revised: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cianferoni S, Devigili A, Ocampos-Martinez E, Penaccini L, Scolletta S, Abdelhadii A, De Backer D, Beumier M, Jacobs F, Vincent JL, Taccone FS. Development of acute kidney injury during continuous infusion of vancomycin in septic patients. Infection 2013; 41:811-20. [DOI: 10.1007/s15010-013-0460-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2012] [Accepted: 03/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Continuous infusion of vancomycin in septic patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2013; 41:261-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Revised: 10/25/2012] [Accepted: 10/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of administering vancomycin as a continuous infusion. DATA SOURCES: Literature was accessed through MEDLINE (1977-September 2012), Embase (1977-September 2012), and Google Scholar, using the terms vancomycin, continuous, discontinuous, infusion, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and nephrotoxicity. In addition, reference citations from publications identified were reviewed. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION: All English-language articles identified from the data sources were evaluated. Studies including more than 30 adults were included in the safety and efficacy review. DATA SYNTHESIS: Infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carry a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. Vancomycin is commonly prescribed for invasive MRSA infections and has been traditionally administered as an intermittent infusion. Administering vancomycin as a continuous infusion is a novel approach to improving its efficacy and safety profile. Fourteen clinical trials were reviewed (2 prospective, 1 meta-analysis, 11 retrospective). The pharmacodynamic profiles between continuous-infusion vancomycin and intermittent-infusion vancomycin were comparable. Continuous-infusion therapy did not significantly improve the efficacy of vancomycin in the treatment of invasive MRSA infections. Conflicting results exist regarding the safety profile of continuous-infusion compared with intermittent-infusion vancomycin. The only published prospective randomized clinical trial comparing continuous infusion with intermittent therapy found no significant difference in the rates of nephrotoxicity. The data from retrospective studies are heterogeneous and show variable rates of nephrotoxicity. In general, compatibility information for administering vancomycin as a continuous infusion is unavailable. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, currently available evidence is insufficient to conclude whether an improvement in vancomycin efficacy exists when it is administered as a continuous infusion. The risk of nephrotoxicity associated with continuous-infusion vancomycin requires further investigation in prospective randomized trials. Specific patient populations that would benefit from continuous-infusion vancomycin have yet to be determined.
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- V Paul DiMondi PharmD, Pharmacy Practice Resident, Department of Pharmacy, Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC
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- Kelly Rafferty PharmD BCPS, Clinical Specialist—Critical Care, Department of Pharmacy, Vidant Medical Center
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Buyle FM, Decruyenaere J, Waele J, Tulkens PM, Audenrode T, Depuydt P, Claeys G, Robays H, Vogelaers D. A survey of beta-lactam antibiotics and vancomycin dosing strategies in intensive care units and general wards in Belgian hospitals. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2012; 32:763-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1803-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Gerónimo-Pardo M, Lluch OF. Comments to Ocampos-Martinez et al. on one of the definitions of kidney failure, and on how to reduce the delay in reaching desired plasma concentrations of vancomycin. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2012; 40:475-7. [PMID: 22871373 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2012] [Revised: 06/12/2012] [Accepted: 06/13/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Taccone FS, Vincent JL, Denis O, Jacobs F. Should We Abandon Vancomycin for Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia? Still Questions to Answer. Clin Infect Dis 2012; 55:161-3; author reply 163-5. [DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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