Pharmacokinetics of Commonly Used Antimicrobials in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation : A Systematic Review

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PURPOSE: Adequate dosing of antimicrobials is critical to properly treat infections and limit development of resistance and adverse effects. Limited guidance exist for antimicrobial dosing adjustments in patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy, particularly in the pediatric population. A systematic review was conducted to delineate the pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of antimicrobials in critically ill neonates and children requiring ECMO therapy.

METHODS: Medline, EMBASE, Global Health and All EBM Reviews databases were queried. Grey literature was examined. All clinical studies reporting PK/PD parameters of antimicrobials in critically ill pediatric patients treated with ECMO were included, except for case reports and congress abstracts. Two independent reviewers applied the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Reviewers were then paired to independently extract data and evaluate the methodological quality of studies using the ROBINS-I tool and the compliance with ClinPK reporting guidelines. Patient and study characteristics, key PK/PD findings, details of ECMO circuits and co-treatments were summarized qualitatively. Broad dosing recommendations were formulated based on the available data for specific antimicrobials.

RESULTS: Twenty-nine clinical studies were included; most were observational and uncontrolled. Patient characteristics and co-treatments were often missing. The effect of ECMO on PK/PD parameters of antimicrobials varied depending on the drugs and population studied. It was only possible to formulate dosing recommendations for a few antimicrobials given the paucity of data, its overall low quality and heterogeneity in reporting.

CONCLUSION: Limited data exists on the PK/PD of antimicrobials during ECMO therapy in the pediatric population. Rigorously designed population PK studies are required to establish empiric dosing guidelines for antimicrobials in patients requiring this therapeutic modality. The use of therapeutic drug monitoring for antimicrobials in pediatric patients on ECMO should be encouraged to optimize dosing.

TRIAL REGISTRY: PROSPERO registration number: CRD42018099992 (Registered: July 24th 2018).

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Paediatric drugs - 25(2023), 5 vom: 14. Sept., Seite 515-535

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Duceppe, Marc-Alexandre [VerfasserIn]
Kanji, Salmaan [VerfasserIn]
Do, Anh Thu [VerfasserIn]
Ruo, Ni [VerfasserIn]
Cavayas, Yiorgos Alexandros [VerfasserIn]
Albert, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Robert-Halabi, Maxime [VerfasserIn]
Zavalkoff, Samara [VerfasserIn]
Benichou, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Samoukovic, Gordan [VerfasserIn]
Williamson, David R [VerfasserIn]

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Anti-Infective Agents
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 11.08.2023

Date Revised 11.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40272-023-00582-x

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NLM359509320