Continuous renal replacement therapy: who, when, why, and how

S Tandukar, PM Palevsky - Chest, 2019 - Elsevier
Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is commonly used to provide renal support
for critically ill patients with acute kidney injury, particularly patients who are …

Antibiotic stewardship in the intensive care unit

CE Luyt, N Bréchot, JL Trouillet, J Chastre - Critical care, 2014 - Springer
The rapid emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms in ICUs
worldwide constitute a problem of crisis dimensions. The root causes of this problem are …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of pathophysiology on pharmacokinetics in the critically ill patient—concepts appraised by the example of antimicrobial agents

SI Blot, F Pea, J Lipman - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Critically ill patients are at high risk for development of life-threatening infection leading to
sepsis and multiple organ failure. Adequate antimicrobial therapy is pivotal for optimizing the …

Recommendation of antimicrobial dosing optimization during continuous renal replacement therapy

L Li, X Li, Y Xia, Y Chu, H Zhong, J Li, P Liang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) is more and more widely used in patients
for various indications recent years. It is still intricate for clinicians to decide a suitable …

Introduction to drug pharmacokinetics in the critically III patient

BS Smith, D Yogaratnam, KE Levasseur-Franklin… - Chest, 2012 - Elsevier
Despite regular use of drugs for critically ill patients, overall data are limited regarding the
impact of critical illness on pharmacokinetics (PK). Designing safe and effective drug …

Antibiotic dosing for critically ill adult patients receiving intermittent hemodialysis, prolonged intermittent renal replacement therapy, and continuous renal replacement …

BM Hoff, JH Maker, WE Dager… - Annals of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To summarize current antibiotic dosing recommendations in critically ill patients
receiving intermittent hemodialysis (IHD), prolonged intermittent renal replacement therapy …

Advances in antibiotic therapy in the critically ill

JL Vincent, M Bassetti, B François, G Karam, J Chastre… - Critical Care, 2016 - Springer
Infections occur frequently in critically ill patients and their management can be challenging
for various reasons, including delayed diagnosis, difficulties identifying causative …

Recommended β-lactam regimens are inadequate in septic patients treated with continuous renal replacement therapy

L Seyler, F Cotton, FS Taccone, D De Backer… - Critical Care, 2011 - Springer
Introduction Sepsis is responsible for important alterations in the pharmacokinetics of
antibiotics. Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), which is commonly used in …

Effect of kidney function on drug kinetics and dosing in neonates, infants, and children

F Rodieux, M Wilbaux, JN van den Anker… - Clinical …, 2015 - Springer
Neonates, infants, and children differ from adults in many aspects, not just in age, weight,
and body composition. Growth, maturation and environmental factors affect drug kinetics …

Bench-to-bedside review: appropriate antibiotic therapy in severe sepsis and septic shock–does the dose matter?

F Pea, P Viale - Critical Care, 2009 - Springer
Appropriate antibiotic therapy in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock should mean
prompt achievement and maintenance of optimal exposure at the infection site with broad …