Pharmacokinetics of high-dose nebulized amikacin in ventilated critically ill patients
Author(s) -
Antoine Petitcollin,
PierreFrançois Dequin,
François Darrouzain,
Laurent Vecellio,
Thierry Boulain,
Denis Garot,
Gilles Paintaud,
David Ternant,
Stéphan Ehrmann
Publication year - 2016
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/dkw313
Subject(s) - amikacin , pharmacokinetics , medicine , volume of distribution , bioavailability , pharmacology , antibacterial agent , population , anesthesia , antibiotics , chemistry , environmental health , biochemistry
Antibiotic nebulization theoretically allows the delivery of high doses to the lungs together with limited systemic exposure and toxicity. This study aimed to describe amikacin pharmacokinetics, and especially its absorption, in patients treated with high-dose nebulized amikacin.
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