Ceftriaxone Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in 2 Pediatric Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy

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BACKGROUND: Critically ill patients with cardiac or respiratory failure may require extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Antibiotics are frequently administered when the suspected cause of organ failure is an infection. Ceftriaxone, a β-lactam antibiotic, is commonly used in patients who are critically ill. Although studies in adults on ECMO have suggested minimal impact on ceftriaxone pharmacokinetics, limited research exists on ceftriaxone pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) in pediatric ECMO patients. We report the PK profiles and target attainment of 2 pediatric patients on ECMO who received ceftriaxone.

METHODS: Ceftriaxone concentrations were measured in 2 pediatric patients on ECMO using scavenged opportunistic sampling. PK profiles were generated and individual PK parameters were estimated using measured free ceftriaxone concentrations and a published population PK model in children who are critically ill, using Bayesian estimation.

RESULTS: Patient 1, an 11-year-old boy on venovenous ECMO for respiratory failure received 2 doses of 52 mg/kg ceftriaxone 12 hours apart while on ECMO and additional doses every 12 hours off ECMO. On ECMO, ceftriaxone clearance was 13.0 L/h/70 kg compared with 7.6 L/h/70 kg off ECMO, whereas the model-predicted mean clearance in children who are critically ill without ECMO support was 6.54 L/h/70 kg. Patient 2, a 2-year-old boy on venoarterial ECMO due to cardiac arrest received 50 mg/kg ceftriaxone every 12 hours while on ECMO for >7 days. Only clearance while on ECMO could be estimated (9.1 L/h/70 kg). Trough concentrations in both patients were >1 mg/L (the breakpoint for Streptococcus pneumoniae ) while on ECMO.

CONCLUSIONS: ECMO increased ceftriaxone clearance above the model-predicted clearances in the 2 pediatric patients studied. Twelve-hour dosing allowed concentrations to remain above the breakpoint for commonly targeted bacteria but not 4 times the breakpoint in one patient, suggesting that precision dosing may be beneficial to ensure target attainment in children on ECMO.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

Therapeutic drug monitoring - 45(2023), 6 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 832-836

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cervantes, Francisco C [VerfasserIn]
Mizuno, Tomoyuki [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Min [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Arbough, Trent [VerfasserIn]
Vinks, Alexander A [VerfasserIn]
Kaplan, Jennifer M [VerfasserIn]
Tang Girdwood, Sonya C [VerfasserIn]

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75J73V1629
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Case Reports
Ceftriaxone
Journal Article

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Date Completed 04.01.2024

Date Revised 09.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/FTD.0000000000001133

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362225060