Perioperative pharmacokinetics of cefotaxime in serum and bile during continuous and intermittent infusion in liver transplant patients
Author(s) -
S.E. Buijk
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkh268
Subject(s) - pharmacokinetics , liver transplantation , medicine , pharmacodynamics , transplantation , perioperative , gastroenterology , volume of distribution , cefotaxime , bolus (digestion) , pharmacology , urology , area under the curve , anesthesia , chemistry , antibiotics , biochemistry
Drug pharmacokinetics may be altered during liver transplantation. Cefotaxime (CTX), used as perioperative prophylaxis, demonstrates time-dependent killing and therefore continuous infusion might have pharmacodynamic advantages.
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