Septic shock: Beta-lactam levels unpredictable, need close monitoring (Review)
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Goncalves-Pereira and Povoa meta-reviewed 57 reviews of pharmacokinetics of common beta-lactam antibiotics (piperacillin, meropenem, cefepime, ceftazidime, etc.) on patients in ICUs. The results were troubling or at least confusing: studies reported wide variability in pharmacokinetics of beta-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients, with volume of distribution and drug clearance varying more than 2-fold for the same drugs in similar patient populations.
Septic shock: Beta-lactam levels unpredictable, need close monitoring (Review)
Septic shock: Beta-lactam levels…
Septic shock: Beta-lactam levels unpredictable, need close monitoring (Review)
Goncalves-Pereira and Povoa meta-reviewed 57 reviews of pharmacokinetics of common beta-lactam antibiotics (piperacillin, meropenem, cefepime, ceftazidime, etc.) on patients in ICUs. The results were troubling or at least confusing: studies reported wide variability in pharmacokinetics of beta-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients, with volume of distribution and drug clearance varying more than 2-fold for the same drugs in similar patient populations.