Population pharmacokinetics of piperacillin/tazobactam in critically ill Korean patients and the effects of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Yong Kyun KimHyoung Soo KimSunghoon ParkHwan-Il KimSun Hee LeeDong-Hwan LeePublished in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2022)
ECMO use decreases piperacillin/tazobactam exposure. Prolonged or continuous infusion can achieve the treatment target in critically ill patients, particularly when MIC is above 8 mg/L or when patients have an eGFR of 130-170 mL/min/1.73 m2.