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Eur J Hosp Pharm
April 2025
University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR), Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Objectives: Beta-lactams and vancomycin often require extended or continuous infusion strategies for antibiotic optimisation in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Simultaneous administration of multiple drugs through a single lumen via a Y-site connector is utilised with uncertainty due to limited intravenous access and the common need for sedative-analgesic infusions in critical illness. The compatibility data supporting antibiotics and sedative-analgesics co-administration is lacking.
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March 2025
Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Hefei, Anhui, China
Objective: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the physical compatibility of ceftazidime-avibactam with selected intravenous antimicrobials during simulated Y-site administration.
Methods: Ceftazidime-avibactam (25 mg/mL) was mixed with select intravenous antimicrobials (tigecycline, metronidazole, meropenem, imipenem and cilastatin, fosfomycin, aztreonam and vancomycin) at an equal volume and evaluated using simulated Y-sites. Each admixture was evaluated immediately (0 hour) and after 1, 2, and 4 hours at room temperature (approximately 22°C) for visual characteristics, Tyndall beam, turbidity, pH, spectroscopic absorption of 550 nm and particle counts.
Eur J Hosp Pharm
January 2025
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Objectives: Critically ill newborn infants often require simultaneous administration of multiple intravenous (IV) solutions through the same catheter lumen, making compatibility of these solutions crucial in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). This study aimed to investigate the physical compatibility of insulin aspart, lidocaine, alprostadil and vancomycin with individualised two-in-one parenteral nutrition (PN).
Methods: The study was conducted at the hospital pharmacy's drug compounding facility of the University Medical Centre Utrecht.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel)
September 2024
University of Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 7365-GRITA-Groupe de Recherche sur les formes Injectables et les Technologies Associées, F-59000 Lille, France.
Introduction: Drug incompatibilities are among the most common medication errors in intensive care units. A precipitate can form and block the catheter or cause an adverse event in the patient. Intensive care units have implemented various strategies for limiting the occurrence of these incompatibilities, which have already been studied in vitro under standardized conditions.
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May 2024
Urology Department, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Background: The aggressive nature of Fournier gangrene and the associated health issues can result in a more complex clinical course and potentially a longer hospital stay. This study aimed to assess factors that affect the length of hospital stay (LHS) and its relation to the outcome of Fournier gangrene patients.
Methods: A retrospective study was performed at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Saudi Arabia, on patients diagnosed with Fournier gangrene between 2017 and 2023.