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Population pharmacokinetics and probability of target attainment in patients with sepsis under renal replacement therapy receiving continuous infusion of meropenem: Sustained low-efficiency dialysis and continuous veno-venous haemodialysis.

Isabella WestermannSilke GastineCarsten MüllerWiebke RudolphFrank PetersFrank BloosMathias PletzStefan Hagel
Published in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2021)
We found relevant PK variability for meropenem CI in septic patients with or without RRT, leading to a substantial risk for overdosing in patients with RRT. This finding highlights the strong demand for personalized dosing in critically ill patients.
Keyphrases
  • acute kidney injury
  • end stage renal disease
  • chronic kidney disease
  • gram negative
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • low dose
  • intensive care unit
  • septic shock
  • multidrug resistant