Extended-infusion Piperacillin-Tazobactam Versus Intermittent-Infusion Dosing Strategy in Critically Ill Patients With Suspected or Confirmed Bacterial Infections.
Extended-infusion Piperacillin-Tazobactam Versus Intermittent-Infusion Dosing Strategy in Critically Ill Patients With Suspected or Confirmed Bacterial Infections.
Continuous-infusion of piperacillin/tazobactam over 4 hrs instead of 30-minute intermittent dosage regimen has shown observable outcomes. Our objective is to assess whether continuous infusion of piperacillin/tazobactam is superior in terms of efficacy, safety and cost to the intermittent regimen to treat suspected or proved infections due to gram negative bacteria. The setting is Critical Care Medicine Department at Cairo University Hospitals. Methods A prospective randomized comparative study.
A total of 56 patients were recruited from ICU- Cairo University Hospitals. All adult critically ill patients admitted to Critical Care Medicine Department with suspected or confirmed bacterial infections on admission or during their ICU stay were assessed for inclusion into the study. All patients were subjected to the following: A. Patient's full history: Age, sex ,medical history ,concurrent diseases, concurrent medications
B. Patient evaluation and assessment:
The following were evaluated at baseline and periodically thereafter until day of stopping antibiotic, discharge and/or death :
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Allergy or potential allergy to the study medications