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Association between augmented renal clearance and clinical outcomes in patients receiving β-lactam antibiotic therapy by continuous or intermittent infusion: a nested cohort study of the BLING-II randomised, placebo-controlled, clinical trial.

Abstract
Augmented renal clearance (ARC) is known to influence β-lactam antibiotic pharmacokinetics. This substudy of the BLING-II trial aimed to explore the association between ARC and patient outcomes in a large randomised clinical trial. BLING-II enrolled 432 participants with severe sepsis randomised to receive β-lactam therapy by continuous or intermittent infusion. An 8-h creatinine clearance (CLCr) measured on Day 1 was used to identify ARC, defined as CLCr ≥ 130 mL/min. Patients receiving any form of renal replacement therapy were excluded. Primary outcome was alive ICU-free days at Day 28. Secondary outcomes included 90-day mortality and clinical cure at 14 days following antibiotic cessation. A total of 254 patients were included, among which 45 (17.7%) manifested ARC [median (IQR) CLCr 165 (144-198) mL/min]. ARC patients were younger (P <0.001), more commonly male (P = 0.04) and had less organ dysfunction (P <0.001). There was no difference in ICU-free days at Day 28 [ARC, 21 (12-24) days; no ARC, 21 (11-25) days; P = 0.89], although clinical cure was significantly greater in the unadjusted analysis in those manifesting ARC [33/45 (73.3%) vs. 115/209 (55.0%) P = 0.02]. This was attenuated in the multivariable analysis. No difference was noted in 90-day mortality. There were no statistically significant differences in clinical outcomes in ARC patients according to the dosing strategy employed. In this substudy of a large clinical trial of β-lactam antibiotics in severe sepsis, ARC was not associated with any differences in outcomes, regardless of dosing strategy.
AuthorsAndrew A Udy, Joel M Dulhunty, Jason A Roberts, Joshua S Davis, Steven A R Webb, Rinaldo Bellomo, Charles Gomersall, Charudatt Shirwadkar, Glenn M Eastwood, John Myburgh, David L Paterson, Therese Starr, Sanjoy K Paul, Jeffrey Lipman, BLING-II Investigators, ANZICS Clinical Trials Group
JournalInternational journal of antimicrobial agents (Int J Antimicrob Agents) Vol. 49 Issue 5 Pg. 624-630 (May 2017) ISSN: 1872-7913 [Electronic] Netherlands
PMID28286115 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
CopyrightCopyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. and International Society of Chemotherapy. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • beta-Lactams
  • Creatinine
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents (administration & dosage, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use)
  • Bacterial Infections (drug therapy, microbiology)
  • Cohort Studies
  • Creatinine (pharmacokinetics)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Male
  • Metabolic Clearance Rate (physiology)
  • Middle Aged
  • Sepsis (drug therapy, microbiology)
  • Treatment Outcome
  • beta-Lactams (administration & dosage, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use)

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