Interprofessional Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Carbapenems Improves ICU Care and Guideline Adherence in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure

• Main Authors: Stephan Schmid (Author), Chiara Koch (Author), Katharina Zimmermann (Author), Jonas Buttenschoen (Author), Alexander Mehrl (Author), Vlad Pavel (Author), Sophie Schlosser-Hupf (Author), Daniel Fleischmann (Author), Alexander Krohn (Author), Tobias Schilling (Author), Martina Müller (Author), Alexander Kratzer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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(1) Background: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a severe, rapidly progressing disease in patients with liver cirrhosis. Meropenem is crucial for treating severe infections. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) offers an effective means to control drug dosages, especially vital for bactericidal...