Evidence map›Paper›PMID 16341743›Full record

SynthesisPharmacy world & science : PWS2005

Using imipenem and cilastatin during continuous renal replacement therapy.

Alison Cotton, Bryony Dean Franklin, Stephen Brett, Alison Holmes

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Synthesis in Pharmacy world & science : PWS, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 88% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alison CottonPharmacy Department, Hammersmith Hospital NHS Trust, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, UK. acotton@hhnt.nhs.uk
Bryony Dean Franklin
Stephen Brett
Alison Holmes
Hammersmith Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo identify and review studies which have sought to define the pharmacokinetics of imipenem and cilastatin in patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).

methodLiterature was primarily identified using Pharmline, Embase and Medline databases using the search terms "imipenem," "haemofiltration," "haemodialysis" and "pharmacokinetics." Papers that discussed only intermittent haemodialysis were excluded.

resultsSeven papers were identified which described the pharmacokinetics of imipenem in patients receiving CRRT. Four different modes of CRRT were used. The methods of sampling, dosages used and assumptions made during pharmacokinetic calculations varied widely between the studies. Total body clearance of imipenem during CRRT in patients suffering from acute renal failure was found to range between 89 and 149 ml/min. Total body clearance of cilastatin ranged between 9 and 32 ml/min. Total body clearance of both imipenem and cilastatin was reduced in patients with chronic renal failure. Total body clearance of cilastatin was also reduced by impaired liver function. Dose recommendations made ranged between 500 mg 6-hourly and 500 mg 12-hourly.

conclusionsThe heterogeneity of the studies identified prevents them being analysed as a single group. For meaningful dosage recommendations to be made, further studies are required using larger populations and with more detail regarding liver dysfunction and duration of renal failure.

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Acute Kidney InjuryAnti-Bacterial AgentsCilastatinDrug Administration ScheduleDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHemofiltrationHumansImipenemMaleMiddle AgedProtease InhibitorsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCilastatinImipenemProtease Inhibitors

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PMID16341743
OpenAlexW2031265386

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