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1402. Cystatin C Improves Estimation of Vancomycin Clearance in Critically Ill Children Using a Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling Approach

BACKGROUND: Vancomycin (VAN) is renally eliminated and clearance (CL) correlates with glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The bedside Schwartz equation (Schwartz(bed)), currently used to estimate GFR in children, relies solely on creatinine (Cr) and is inaccurate in critical illness. We compared the S...

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Autores principales: Downes, Kevin, Zuppa, Athena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254693/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1233