ISSN:
1432-1238
Keywords:
Ceftriaxone
;
Pharmacokinetics
;
Acute renal failure
;
Intensive care patients
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Serum concentrations of ceftriaxone (RocephinTM), a third generation cephalosporin, were monitored in 5 operative intensive care patients suffering from acute renal failure (ARF) and compared to those of 7 patients without renal disturbance. For a period of 7 days, a fixed dose of 2 g/day was given by a 15 min infusion. Pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated by fitting all serum and urine data measured over the period of treatment. Ceftriaxone free fraction was measured on days 2 and 7. There was no evidence for an intraindividual change in ceftriaxone-clearance during the observation period. Ceftriaxone renal clearance was closely dependent on creatinine clearance according to a linear regression expressed by Clren=0.14 Clcrea+2.2 (r=0.951,p〈0.0001). Total clearance was also associated with creatinine clearance: Cltot=0.19 Clcrea+8.2 (r=0.964,p〈0.0001). Related to the free fraction, renal clearance was in the range of the glomerular filtration rate. Non-renal clearance was strongly decreased when related to the free fraction indicating that biliary excretion is also impaired in patients with acute renal failure. Obviously no compensatory increase in hepatic ceftriaxone clearance takes place. It is concluded that elimination of ceftriaxone may be strongly impaired during acute renal failure in surgical intensive care patients and that dosage should be restricted according to degree of the impairment of creatinine clearance.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01711224
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