Trough Concentrations of Vancomycin in Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

ABSTRACT: To investigate the appropriateness of the current vancomycin dosing strategy in adult patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), between March 2013 and November 2013, patients who were treated with vancomycin while on ECMO were enrolled. Control group consisted of 60 patients on vancomycin without ECMO, stayed in medical intensive care unit during the same study period and with the same exclusion criteria. Early trough levels were obtained within the fourth dosing, and maintenance levels were measured at steady state. A total of 20 patients were included in the analysis in ECMO group. Sixteen patients received an initial intravenous dose of 1.0 g vancomycin followed by 1.0 g every 12 hours. The non-steady state trough level of vancomycin after starting administration was sub

SUBMITTER: Park SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4636270 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature