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Journal of critical care · Dec 2018
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyComparison of acute kidney injury risk associated with vancomycin and concomitant piperacillin/tazobactam or cefepime in the intensive care unit.
- Mitchell S Buckley, Nicole C Hartsock, Andrew J Berry, Dale S Bikin, Emily C Richards, Melanie J Yerondopoulos, Emir Kobic, Laura M Wicks, and Drayton A Hammond.
- Department of Pharmacy, Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, United States. Electronic address: mitchell.buckley@bannerhealth.com.
- J Crit Care. 2018 Dec 1; 48: 32-38.
PurposeThe objective of this study was to evaluate AKI incidence with concomitant vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam (PTZ) compared to vancomycin and cefepime (FEP) in critically ill patients.Materials And MethodsA retrospective, cohort study was conducted in adult critically ill patients from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017. The primary aim was to compare the incidence of AKI during concomitant therapy or until hospital discharge. Secondary analyses included AKI severity, time to AKI as well as recovery, and clinical outcomes.ResultsOverall, 333 patients were evaluated. The AKI rate in the vancomycin/PTZ group and vancomycin/FEP group were similar (19.5% vs. 17.3%, respectively, p = .612). Renal replacement therapy (RRT) was initiated in 10.0% and 3.8% administered vancomycin/PTZ and vancomycin/FEP groups, respectively (p = .04). Multivariate regression found vancomycin/PTZ was not associated with an increased risk of developing AKI although the presence of shock was identified as an independent risk factor (odds ratio, 3.22; 95% CI, 1.66-6.26). No significant differences in hospital or ICU length of stay or in-hospital mortality were observed between study groups.ConclusionsConcomitant PTZ and vancomycin in ICU patients was not associated with an increased risk of developing AKI compared to FEP and vancomycin combinations. More patients administered vancomycin/PTZ received RRT.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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