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ArticlePediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies2020

Population Pharmacokinetics of IV Phenobarbital in Neonates After Congenital Heart Surgery.

Céline Thibault, Shavonne L Massey, Maryam Y Naim, Nicholas S Abend, Athena F Zuppa

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Article in Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Céline ThibaultDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
Shavonne L MasseyDepartments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Maryam Y NaimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
Nicholas S AbendDepartments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Athena F ZuppaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · US

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Electrographic seizure management and neurobehavioral outcomes in critically ill children.K02NS096058 · NINDS · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI ABEND, NICHOLAS SCOTT · 2017 to 2019
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NINDS NIH HHS K02 NS096058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo develop a population pharmacokinetic model for IV phenobarbital in neonates following cardiac surgery and perform simulations to identify optimal dosing regimens.

designRetrospective single-center pharmacokinetic study.

settingCardiac ICU at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. PATIENTS: Consecutive neonates who received greater than or equal to one dose of IV phenobarbital and had greater than or equal to one phenobarbital concentration drawn per standard of care from June 15, 2012, to October 15, 2018.

interventionsNone. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN

resultsA population pharmacokinetic model was developed using nonlinear mixed-effects modeling. Simulations were performed using the final model variables. Optimal phenobarbital loading doses were determined based on attainment of peak and maintenance concentrations between 20 and 40 mg/L. A total of 37 neonates contributed 159 pharmacokinetic samples. The median (range) weight, postmenstrual age, and postnatal age were 3.2 kg (1.3-3.8), 39 2/7 weeks (28 2/7 to 42 6/7), and 5 days (0-26 d), respectively. Twelve patients (32%) were on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. An one-compartment model best described the data. The final population pharmacokinetic model included (1) weight and postnatal age for clearance and (2) weight, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and albumin for volume of distribution. In neonates not on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, loading doses of 30 and 20 mg/kg reached goal concentration with albumin values less than or equal to 3 and 3.5 mg/dL, respectively. Loading doses of 30 mg/kg reached goal concentration on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation regardless of albumin values. Maintenance doses of 4-5 mg/kg/d reached goal concentration in all neonates.

conclusionsIn neonates following cardiac surgery, phenobarbital clearance increased with postnatal age. Volume of distribution increased with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and lower albumin values. Loading doses of 30 mg/kg on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and 20-30 mg/kg without extracorporeal membrane oxygenation were needed to reach goal concentration based on simulations.

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Extracorporeal Membrane OxygenationHeart Defects, CongenitalChildHumansInfant, NewbornPhenobarbitalPhiladelphiaRetrospective StudiesPhenobarbital

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PMID32224827
PMCPMC7416482
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