The Serum Concentration of Vancomycin as a Diagnostic Predictor of Nephrotoxic Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Patients

• Main Authors: Welder Zamoner (Author), Karina Zanchetta Cardoso Eid (Author), Lais Maria Bellaver de Almeida (Author), Isabella Gonçalves Pierri (Author), Adriano dos Santos (Author), André Luis Balbi (Author), Daniela Ponce (Author)
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• Udgivet: MDPI AG, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The impact of serum concentrations of vancomycin is a controversial topic. Results: 182 critically ill patients were evaluated using vancomycin and 63 patients were included in the study. AKI occurred in 44.4% of patients on the sixth day of vancomycin use. Vancomycin higher than 17.53 mg/L between...