Pharmacokinetics of levofloxacin during continuous veno-venous hemofiltration.
Intensive Care Med
; 27(2): 371-5, 2001 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-11396281
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study the effect of continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVHF) on the pharmacokinetics of levofloxacin in critically ill patients with acute renal failure.DESIGN:
Open-label study.SETTING:
Anesthesiology ICU, University Hospital of Regensburg. PATIENTS Six critically ill patients treated with CVVHF because of acute renal failure needing antimicrobial therapy.INTERVENTIONS:
Levofloxacin i.v. 250 mg qd with a starting dose of 500 mg. CVVHF with the following characteristics hemofilter AN69 hollow fibers of 0.90 m2 area, blood flow 150 ml/min, ultrafiltrate flow 1.3 l/h, filtrate substitution in post-dilution mode. MEASUREMENTS ANDRESULTS:
The plasma pharmacokinetics and clearance of levofloxacin by hemofiltration were established on day 1 and day 4-6 of treatment. Levofloxacin was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Mean (range) peak plasma concentrations after levofloxacin 500 mg single dose (s.d.) and 250 mg multiple dose (m.d.) were 6.4 (2.7-9.4) and 8.2 (4.7-10.3) mg/l, trough levels 2.7 (1.4-5.0) and 2.9 (1.7-3.9) mg/l, half-life 28 (19-38) and 22 (17-31) h, volume of distribution 1.2 (0.72-1.6) l/kg and 0.91 (0.52-2.0) l/kg, respectively. The mean sieving coefficient was 0.96 (0.79-1.09), mean total clearance 47 (20-89) ml/min, and mean clearance by hemofiltration 21 (13-27) ml/min, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
A dosage schedule of levofloxacin 250 mg qd with a 500 mg loading dose seems appropriate for anuric patients during CVVHF. Sufficiently high steady-state concentrations of levofloxacin were achieved after the first dose. Undesired accumulation of levofloxacin was not observed.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ofloxacino
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Hemofiltración
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Lesión Renal Aguda
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Levofloxacino
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Antiinfecciosos
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Intensive Care Med
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania