Open AccessAssessment of acute kidney injury in neurologically and traumatically injured intensive care patients receiving large vancomycin doses
Author(s) -
Casey C. May,
Beth Erwin,
Margaret Childress,
Josh Cortopassi,
Garrett Curtis,
Tyson Kilpatrick,
Jennifer Taylor,
Bonnie Vance,
Doug Wylie
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/ijciis.ijciis_39_18
Subject(s) - medicine , acute kidney injury , incidence (geometry) , nephrotoxicity , concomitant , intensive care unit , vancomycin , neurointensive care , population , renal function , anesthesia , kidney , physics , environmental health , biology , bacteria , optics , genetics , staphylococcus aureus
Previous reports note that in a mixed patient population, vancomycin doses >4 g/day are associated with increased rates of acute kidney injury (AKI).