Individualized antimicrobial dose optimization: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

M Sanz-Codina, HÖ Bozkir, A Jorda… - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Therapeutic drug monitoring and Model-informed precision dosing allow dose
individualization to increase drug effectivity and reduce toxicity. Objectives To evaluate the …

The clinical application of beta-lactam antibiotic therapeutic drug monitoring in the critical care setting

R Pai Mangalore, TN Peel, AA Udy… - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Critically ill patients have increased variability in beta-lactam antibiotic (beta-lactam)
exposure due to alterations in their volume of distribution and elimination. Therapeutic drug …

Antimicrobial multidrug resistance: clinical implications for infection management in critically ill patients

G Kalın, E Alp, A Chouaikhi, C Roger - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increasing incidence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) worldwide represents a serious
threat in the management of sepsis. Due to resistance to the most common antimicrobials …

Update on therapeutic drug monitoring of beta-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients—a narrative review

J Stašek, F Keller, V Kočí, J Klučka, E Klabusayová… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Beta-lactam antibiotics remain one of the most preferred groups of antibiotics in critical care
due to their excellent safety profiles and their activity against a wide spectrum of pathogens …

Implementing artificial intelligence: assessing the cost and benefits of algorithmic decision-making in critical care

PF Caruso, M Greco, C Ebm… - Critical Care …, 2023 - criticalcare.theclinics.com
Mortality in critically ill patients decreased over the last decades and standards of care are
constantly evolving to achieve further reductions. 1 Despite these progressions, critical care …

Population pharmacokinetic model of cefepime for critically ill adults: a comparative assessment of eGFR equations

EF Barreto, J Chang, AD Rule, KC Mara… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cefepime exhibits highly variable pharmacokinetics in critically ill patients. The purpose of
this study was to develop and qualify a population pharmacokinetic model for use in the …

Efficacy of therapeutic drug monitoring-based antibiotic regimen in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

N Takahashi, Y Kondo, K Kubo, M Egi, K Kano… - Journal of Intensive …, 2023 - Springer
Background The efficacy of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM)-based antimicrobial dosing
optimization strategies on pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics and specific drug …

Assessment of the practical impact of adjusting beta-lactam dosages based on therapeutic drug monitoring in critically ill adult patients: a systematic review and meta …

E Gulyás, IL Horváth, MA Engh, S Bunduc… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
An estimated 70% of critically ill patients receive antibiotics, most frequently beta-lactams.
The pharmacokinetic properties of these substances in this patient population are poorly …

Comprehensive analysis of ceRNA network composed of circRNA, miRNA, and mRNA in septic acute kidney injury patients based on RNA-seq

SR Ma, Q Ma, YN Ma, WJ Zhou - Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: Sepsis is a complex, life-threatening clinical syndrome that can cause other
related diseases, such as acute kidney injury (AKI). Circular RNA (circRNA) is a type of non …

The premise, promise, and perils of artificial intelligence in critical care cardiology

N Huerta, SJ Rao, A Isath, Z Wang… - Progress in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging technology with numerous healthcare applications.
AI could prove particularly useful in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) where its capacity …