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ArticleEuropean journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice2022

Tobramycin and vestibulotoxicity: retrospective analysis of four cases.

S E M Vonk, E J M Weersink, C J Majoor, E M Kemper, Amsterdam Mucociliary Clearance Disease (AMCD) Research Group

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Article in European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

S E M VonkHospital Pharmacy, Amsterdam UMC Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9905-7805
E J M WeersinkRespiratory Medicine, Amsterdam UMC Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
C J MajoorRespiratory Medicine, Amsterdam UMC Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
E M KemperHospital Pharmacy, Amsterdam UMC Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands e.m.kemper@amsterdamumc.nl.
Amsterdam Mucociliary Clearance Disease (AMCD) Research Group
Amsterdam University Medical Centers · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over a course of 7 months, four patients developed vestibulotoxicity after treatment with intravenous tobramycin. Since vestibulotoxicity is a serious adverse effect which can be irreversible, an investigation was undertaken to determine if there was a cause for the toxicity and whether the quality of care had been inadequate. In this period, 26 patients with cystic fibrosis were treated with tobramycin according to valid guidelines, of which four experienced acute dizziness which disrupted their daily activities. Two patients experienced irreversible bilateral vestibular hypofunction and two unilateral loss of the right labyrinth, with decreasing dizziness over time. No apparent cause for the vestibulotoxicity was found in these four patients and the simultaneous occurrence was not due to a lack in quality of care. Symptoms of dizziness and balance disorders should be recognised by patients and caretakers at an early stage so additional diagnostics can be done to prevent further deterioration.

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Cystic FibrosisTobramycinHumansRetrospective StudiesTobramycincystic fibrosistobramycinvestibulotoxicity

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PMID33753422
PMCPMC8899640
OpenAlexW3139354536

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