Amandine Polain, Julie Gorham, Immacolata Romeo, Mirko Belliato, Lorenzo Peluso, Francesco Partipilo, Hassane Njimi, Alexandre Brasseur, Frederique Jacobs, Jacques Creteur, Maya Hites, Fabio Silvio Taccone
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to identify predictors of insufficient beta-lactam concentrations in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). METHODS: Retrospective analysis of all patients receiving ECMO support and treated with ceftazidime or cefepime (CEF), piperacillin/tazobactam (TZP), or meropenem (MEM). Trough drug concentrations (Cmin ) were measured before the subsequent dose, according to the decision of the attending physician...
October 25, 2021: Microorganisms