Scharf, Christina, Liebchen, Uwe, Paal, Michael, Taubert, Max, Vogeser, Michael, Irlbeck, Michael, Zoller, Michael and Schroeder, Ines (2020). The higher the better? Defining the optimal beta-lactam target for critically ill patients to reach infection resolution and improve outcome. J. Intensive Care, 8 (1). LONDON: BMC. ISSN 2052-0492
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ObjectivesBeta-lactam antibiotics are often subject to therapeutic drug monitoring, but breakpoints of target attainment are mostly based on expert opinions. Studies that show a correlation between target attainment and infection resolution are missing. This analysis investigated whether there is a difference in infection resolution based on two breakpoints of target attainment.MethodsAn outcome group out of 1392 critically ill patients treated with meropenem or piperacillin-tazobactam was formed due to different selection criteria. Afterwards, three groups were created: group 1=free drug concentration (f) was < 100% of the time (T) above the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) (< 100% fT >(MIC)), group 2=100% fT >(MIC)<(4xMIC), and group 3=100% fT >(4xMIC). Parameters for infection control, renal and liver function, and estimated and observed in-hospital mortality were compared between those groups. Statistical analysis was performed with one-way analysis of variance, Tukey post hoc test, U test, and bivariate logistic regression.ResultsThe outcome group consisted of 55 patients (groups 1-3, 17, 24, and 14 patients, respectively). Patients allocated to group 2 or 3 had a significantly faster reduction of the C-reactive protein in contrast to patients allocated to group 1 (p = 0.033 and p = 0.026). Patients allocated to group 3 had a worse renal function, a higher Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) score, were older, and had a significantly higher in-hospital mortality compared to group 1 (p = 0.017) and group 2 (p = 0.001). The higher mortality was significantly influenced by worse liver function, higher APACHE II, and higher Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score and norepinephrine therapy.ConclusionAchieving the target 100% fT >(MIC) leads to faster infection resolution in the critically ill. However, there was no benefit for patients who reached the highest target of 100% fT >(4xMIC), although the mortality rate was higher possibly due to confounding effects. In conclusion, we recommend the target 100% fT >(MIC)<(4xMIC) for critically ill patients.Trial registrationNCT03985605
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-310874 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1186/s40560-020-00504-w | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | J. Intensive Care | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date: | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | BMC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of Publication: | LONDON | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 2052-0492 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language: | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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URI: | http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/31087 |
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