Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Meropenem and Piperacillin in Critical Illness-Experience and Recommendations from One Year in Routine Clinical Practice

• Main Authors: Christina Scharf (Author), Michael Paal (Author), Ines Schroeder (Author), Michael Vogeser (Author), Rika Draenert (Author), Michael Irlbeck (Author), Michael Zoller (Author), Uwe Liebchen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Various studies have reported insufficient beta-lactam concentrations in critically ill patients. The extent to which therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in clinical practice can reduce insufficient antibiotic concentrations is an ongoing matter of investigation. We retrospectively evaluated routine m...