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Martin L, Pecar A, Baltaci Y, Simon A, Kohl S, Müller D, Forster J. [Potential Nephrotoxicity of Combination of Vancomycin and Piperacillin-Tazobactam: Recommendations from the AG ABS of the DGPI supported by experts of the GPN]. Klin Padiatr 2024. [PMID: 38458232 DOI: 10.1055/a-2244-7698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
Abstract
The combination of vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam (V+P/T) is used for empirical antibiotic treatment of severe infections, especially in immunocompromised patients and those colonized with multidrug-resistant bacteria. Nephrotoxicity is a frequently observed adverse effect of vancomycin. Its risk can be reduced by therapeutic drug monitoring and adjusted dosing. Piperacillin/tazobactam (P/T) rarely causes interstitial nephritis. The results of retrospective cohort studies in children predominantly show a low, clinically irrelevant, additive nephrotoxicity (defined as an increase in creatinine in the serum) of both substances. Due to the limitations of the existing publications, the ABS working group of the DGPI and experts of the GPN do not recommend against the use of P/T plus vancomycin. Preclinical studies and a prospective study with adult patients, which evaluated different renal function tests as well as clinical outcomes, do not support previous findings of additive nephrotoxicity. Time-restricted use of V+P/T can minimize exposure and the potential risk of nephrotoxicity. Local guidelines, developed in collaboration with the antibiotic stewardship team, should define the indications for empirical and targeted use of P/T and V+P/T. When using combination therapy with V+P/T, kidney function should be monitored through clinical parameters (volume status, balancing, blood pressure) as well as additional laboratory tests such as serum creatinine and cystatin C.
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Affiliation(s)
- Luise Martin
- Klinik für Pädiatrie m.S. Pneumologie, Immunologie und Intensivmedizin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Kinderklinik und Kinderpoliklinik im Dr. von Haunerschen Kinderspital, Klinikum der Universität München, München, Germany
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- Klinik für Pädiatrische Onkologie und Hämatologie, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes und Medizinische Fakultät der Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Pädiatrische Onkologie und Hämatologie, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes und Medizinische Fakultät der Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Abteilung für Kindernephrologie, Uniklinik Köln, Köln, Germany
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- Klinik für Pädiatrie m. S. Gastroenterologie, Nephrologie und Stoffwechselmedizin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Tomazini BM, Besen BAMP, Taniguchi LU, Zampieri FG, Cavalcanti AB. Association between piperacillin/tazobactam use and acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: a retrospective multicentre cohort study. J Antimicrob Chemother 2024; 79:552-558. [PMID: 38252887 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkae001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Piperacillin/tazobactam is one of the most common antibiotics prescribed in the ICU and the combination of piperacillin/tazobactam with vancomycin has been associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill patients. However, data on the risk of AKI with piperacillin/tazobactam, despite vancomycin co-exposure, are lacking. OBJECTIVES To investigate the association of piperacillin/tazobactam with AKI and renal replacement therapy (RRT) among adult ICU patients. METHODS We analysed data from patients included in two open access databases (MIMIC-IV and eICU). Critically ill patients who received piperacillin/tazobactam or cefepime (a cephalosporin with similar broad-spectrum activity to piperacillin/tazobactam) during their first ICU stay were eligible for the study. Marginal structural Cox models, accounting for time-fixed covariates and time-dependent covariates were performed. The primary outcomes were AKI and need of RRT. RESULTS A total of 20 107 patients were included, with 11 213 in the piperacillin/tazobactam group and 8894 in the cefepime group. Exposure to piperacillin/tazobactam was associated with AKI (HR 1.77; 95% CI 1.51-2.07; P < 0.001) and with need of RRT (HR 1.31; 95% CI 1.08-1.57; P = 0.005). Tests for interaction were not statistically significant for occurrence of AKI and RRT in the subgroup of patients exposed to vancomycin or not (P = 0.26 and P = 0.6, respectively). CONCLUSIONS In critically ill patients, exposure to piperacillin/tazobactam was associated with increased risk of AKI and with increased risk of RRT, regardless of combination therapy with vancomycin.
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- Bruno Martins Tomazini
- Research Institute, Hospital do Coração (Hcor), Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Scientific Committee, Brazilian Research in Intensive Care Network (BRICNet), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Scientific Committee, Brazilian Research in Intensive Care Network (BRICNet), Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Medical ICU, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Scientific Committee, Brazilian Research in Intensive Care Network (BRICNet), Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Medical ICU, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Scientific Committee, Brazilian Research in Intensive Care Network (BRICNet), Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Research Institute, Hospital do Coração (Hcor), Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Scientific Committee, Brazilian Research in Intensive Care Network (BRICNet), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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McIntire C, Luna Torres J, Tang P, Vinks AA, Kaplan J, Tang Girdwood S. Piperacillin pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in paediatric patients who received high frequency intra-operative piperacillin/tazobactam dosing. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2024; 63:107079. [PMID: 38161045 PMCID: PMC10923153 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2023.107079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Piperacillin/tazobactam (PTZ) is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, typically dosed every six hours (q6h). Guidelines recommend dosing PTZ every 2 hours (q2h) intra-operatively for complex abdominal surgery, including liver transplant. The data supporting the guidelines for intra-operative dosing are sparse and the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) of q2h dosing has not been studied by simulation or in humans. In this study, PK/PD parameters of high-frequency intra-operative dosing and q6h post-operative dosing were compared in critically ill children. Paediatric patients who received PTZ during complex abdominal surgery or transplant and who had intra-operative and post-operative opportunistic samples were included. Using a published PK model and observed concentrations, individual piperacillin PK/PD parameters were estimated using Bayesian estimation. Alternative post-operative dosing strategies were simulated using the patients with the highest and lowest estimated piperacillin clearance. Thirteen patients were included (median age: 3.1 years, 85% liver transplant recipients). PK parameters in the intra-operative and post-operative phases were not significantly different (clearance: 15.8 ± 7.2 vs. 12.6 ± 6.3 L/h/70 kg, P=0.070; central volume: 13.4 [13.1, 13.8] vs. 15.2 [12.2, 16.0] L/70 kg, P=0.22). At an individual level, intra-operative clearance values were -35% to 139% of the post-operative values, whereas central volume intra-operative values were -40% to 77% of the post-operative values. Intra-operative piperacillin exposure was higher during high-frequency dosing compared with the post-operative period (AUC/h: 109 [93.4, 127] vs. 62.8 [41.6, 78.3] mg/L, P=0.002). Simulations showed great variation in optimal dosing strategies that would minimise toxicity and maximise efficacy, indicating a role for individualised dosing in paediatric surgical populations.
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- Carter McIntire
- Division of Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States of America
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- Office of Medical Education, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States of America
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- Division of Pathology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States of America; Department of Paediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States of America
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States of America; Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States of America
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States of America; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States of America
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States of America; Department of Paediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States of America; Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States of America.
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Venugopalan V, Maranchick N, Hanai D, Hernandez YJ, Joseph Y, Gore A, Desear K, Peloquin C, Neely M, Felton T, Shoulders B, Alshaer M. Association of piperacillin and vancomycin exposure on acute kidney injury during combination therapy. JAC Antimicrob Resist 2024; 6:dlad157. [PMID: 38259903 PMCID: PMC10801827 DOI: 10.1093/jacamr/dlad157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Objectives Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a well-documented adverse effect observed with piperacillin/tazobactam in combination with vancomycin. The pharmacokinetics of these antibiotics when given in combination have not been previously evaluated. The purpose of this study was to compare the exposure of vancomycin + piperacillin/tazobactam in patients with and without AKI. Methods Ninety adult patients, who received at least 72 h of vancomycin + piperacillin/tazobactam combination therapy and had available serum concentrations of vancomycin and piperacillin were included in the study. Nephrotoxicity was defined as a 1.5-fold increase in serum creatinine within 7 days from baseline. Median daily AUCs were calculated in those with nephrotoxicity (vancomycin + piperacillin/tazobactam 'N') versus those without nephrotoxicity (vancomycin + piperacillin/tazobactam 'WN') during the first 7 days of combination therapy. Results The overall incidence of AKI in those receiving vancomycin + piperacillin/tazobactam was 20% (18/90). The median daily vancomycin AUCs did not differ between the vancomycin + piperacillin/tazobactam 'WN' and vancomycin + piperacillin/tazobactam 'N' groups. Although not statistically significant, the median daily vancomycin AUCs in the vancomycin + piperacillin/tazobactam 'N' group were numerically greater on Day 5 and trended downwards thereafter. For the piperacillin group, the median daily AUCs did not vary between groups, except on Day 7 where the vancomycin + piperacillin/tazobactam 'WN' group had statistically greater median piperacillin AUC than the vancomycin + piperacillin/tazobactam 'N' group (P = 0.046). Conclusions Utilizing serum creatinine-defined AKI, our study did not find any significant differences in vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam exposure between the groups with and without nephrotoxicity. These data indicate that vancomycin + piperacillin/tazobactam should not be avoided due to the risk of overexposure; instead, clinicians should continue to use these therapies cautiously.
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- Veena Venugopalan
- Department of Pharmacy, UF Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL, USA
- Department of Pharmacy and Translational Research, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy and Translational Research, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy and Translational Research, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy and Translational Research, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy and Translational Research, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy and Translational Research, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, UF Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy and Translational Research, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection and Respiratory Medicine, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy, UF Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL, USA
- Department of Pharmacy and Translational Research, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy and Translational Research, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL, USA
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