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SynthesisEuropean journal of clinical pharmacology2023

Risk factors for thrombocytopenia in patients receiving linezolid therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Dan Zhang, Yasi Xu, Xiang Wang, Leping Hou, Mengyu Xing, Shuang Xu, Rui Guo, Ying Luo

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Synthesis in European journal of clinical pharmacology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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8 authors.

Dan ZhangDepartment of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Yasi XuTranslational Medicine Research Center, Key Laboratory of Clinical Cancer Pharmacology and Toxicology Research of Zhejiang Province, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Xiang WangDepartment of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Leping HouDepartment of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Mengyu XingDepartment of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Shuang XuDepartment of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Rui GuoDepartment of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Ying LuoDepartment of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. haoluoying@163.com.

Funding

Hangzhou Biological Medicine and Health Industry Development Support Project 2022WJC233
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe incidence of linezolid-induced thrombocytopenia (LIT) has been reported to vary widely across studies. We performed a meta-analysis to identify the risk factors for thrombocytopenia among patients who received linezolid treatment.

methodsThe PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library databases were searched from inception to November 2022 to identify eligible studies. Data on the potential predictors of incidence in LIT were pooled using a random effects model. Sensitivity analyses were performed to determine the robustness of the results when significant heterogeneity was observed.

resultsForty observational studies involving 6454 patients treated with linezolid were included in the analysis. LIT was estimated to occur in 37% of patients. The following important factors were associated with the incidence of LIT: advanced age, body mass index, concurrent renal impairment or liver disease, abnormal laboratory parameters (including white blood cell count, serum creatinine, baseline platelet count, albumin, creatinine clearance rate, and estimated glomerular filtration rate), treatment duration and renal replacement therapy.

conclusionsA variety of risk factors related to the occurrence of LIT were revealed in our analysis. Early identification of these factors could help patients improve clinical outcomes.

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AnemiaRenal InsufficiencyThrombocytopeniaAnti-Bacterial AgentsHumansLinezolidPlatelet CountRisk FactorsAnti-Bacterial AgentsLinezolidLinezolidMeta-analysisRisk factorsSystematic reviewThrombocytopenia

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