The management of anti|infective agents in intensive care units

The management of anti-infective agents in intensive care units

We review novel pharmacologic tools that can be used to optimize anti-infective therapies and patient management in ICU.

The management of anti-infective agents in intensive care units

L. Treatment of bacterial and fungal infections in ICU is however complicated by alterations in the pharmacokinetics of antimicrobial agents.

Management of antibiotic resistance in the intensive care unit setting

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2010 Mar;8(3):289-302. doi: 10.1586/eri.10.7.

Update in antibiotic therapy in intensive care unit - ScienceDirect.com

Is there a place for nebulisation of antibiotics in critical care? Nebulisation of anti-infective agents is a common practice in bronchiectasis and cystic ...

Antibiotic stewardship in the ICU: time to shift into overdrive

Intensive care units (ICUs) are places where antibiotics are widely prescribed, and where multidrug-resistant pathogens are frequently ...

Clinically Relevant Interactions with Anti-Infectives on Intensive Care ...

DDIs occur between two or more drugs, which may result in an altered effect or even toxicity of at least one drug. Two recent reviews reported a prevalence of ...

Anti-Infective Agents - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

Anti-infective agents are commonly used to treat episodes of “sepsis” in the neonatal intensive care unit. Most infective pulmonary exacerbations later in ...

Anti-infective therapy in intensive care units - SpringerLink

In intensive care units, treatment is primarily directed at the suspected pathogen. However, the risk of interaction with other concomitantly administered.

Therapeutic drug monitoring of anti-infective agents in critically ill ...

Initial adequate anti-infective therapy is associated with significantly improved clinical outcomes for patients with severe infections.

Anti-infective Therapy in Sepsis and Septic Shock - ACCP

However, data remain uncertain on when to add an antifungal as an empiric agent and whether there is a clear mortality benefit. In a trial of febrile ICU ...

Practical Lessons on Antimicrobial Therapy for Critically Ill Patients

By targeting the ICU setting, AMS initiatives aim to optimise the use of antimicrobial agents, ensuring that patients receive the most effective treatments ...

Common Infections in the ICU - Critical Care Medicine

If the fever is suspected to be caused by an infectious agent, broad spectrum antibiotics should be started as soon as possible after taking ...

Evaluation and management of suspected sepsis and septic shock ...

Empiric antibiotic therapy (first hour) — Prompt identification and treatment of the site(s) of infection is the primary therapeutic ...

Increased Use of Antibiotics in the Intensive Care Unit During ...

The primary outcome was antimicrobial consumption in the ICU, measured by defined daily doses (DDDs) per 100 bed-days. As a secondary outcome, bacterial ...

Guidelines for the Selection of Anti-infective Agents for Complicated ...

Local nosocomial resistance patterns should dictate empirical treatment, and treatment should be altered on the basis of the results of a thorough microbiologic ...

A Computer-Assisted Management Program for Antibiotics and ...

The program recommends antiinfective regimens and courses of therapy for particular patients and provides immediate feedback. We prospectively ...

Therapeutic drug monitoring of anti-infective agents in critically ill ...

International study of the prevalence and outcomes of infection in intensive care units. ... Inadequate antimicrobial treatment of infections: a ...

Multidrug resistant bacteria in critically ill patients: a step further ...

In ICU patients, numerous independent risk factors for infections by MDR bacteria have been identified whose careful management associated to an ...

Clinically important drug interactions with anti-infective agents in ...

Methods: A prospective study was carried out in a respiratory referral hospital. The medication records of ICU-admitted patients receiving antibiotics were ...

Management of Antimicrobial Use in the Intensive Care Unit | Drugs

However, the selection of agents depends on the particular characteristics of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), the form of ...