Colistin nephrotoxicity in the ICU: Is it different in the geriatric patients?
Burcu Başarık AydoğanFatma YildirimAvşar ZermanKamil GönderenMelda TürkoğluGülbin AygencelPublished in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2017)
In our study, in geriatric patient group colistin nephrotoxicity was not different from the younger age group. In the ICU, the age for nephrotoxicity does not appear to be a point to be considered for the initiation of colistin.
Keyphrases
- escherichia coli
- acinetobacter baumannii
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- multidrug resistant
- drug resistant
- gram negative
- intensive care unit
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- drug induced
- mechanical ventilation
- hip fracture
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- peritoneal dialysis