Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To analyze the clinical characteristics of the patients with severe infections who were treated with polymyxin B and compare the plasma concentration of polymyxin B among the patients with severe infections with different creatinine clearance rates (Ccr).
METHODS The clinical data were collected from 152 patients with severe infections who were treated with intravenous polymyxin B in intensive care unit (ICU) of Zhongda Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University from Jan. 2021 to Mar. 2023. The trough concentration (Cmin), median concentration (C1/2t) and peak concentration (Cmax) of polymyxin B were determined after 5 doses were completed. Based of the area under the curve (AUC) of drug concentration of polymyxin B (AUC0~24 h) combined with the Ccr level the ≤30 to<60 ml/min group (n=40), the 60 to<130ml/min group (n=79), and the ≥130ml/min group (n=33), the AUC0~24 h of polymyxin B were calculated, and the influence of Ccr on the plasma concentration was observed.
RESULTS Among the 152 patients with severe infections, 118 were male, and 34 were female, with the age ranging between 20 and 90 years old; the patients with high blood pressure accounted for 14.47% (22/152), the patients with diabetes mellitus 7.24%(11/152). Polymyxin B is primarily used in clinical settings for the treatment of pulmonary infections and bloodstream infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae. The median initial dose and the median maintenance dose were 1.35(1.00, 1.67) mg/kg q12 h and 1.07(0.83, 1.25) mg/kg q12 h, respectively. The median AUC0~24 h of polymyxin B was 76.57(54.65, 106.47)μg·h/ml among the 152 patients, and the patients with AUC0~24 h ranging between 50 and 100 μg·h/ml accounted for 53.95%(82/152). Although the median AUC0~24 hof polymyxin B of all the three groups ranged between 50 and 100)μg·h/ml, there were significant differences in Cmin, C1/2t, Cmax and AUC0~24 h among the three groups(P<0.05). In addition, there were significant differences in the AUC0~24 h of polymyxin B less than 50 μg·h/ml, ranging between 50 and 100 μg·h/ml and more than 100 μg·h/ml among the three groups of patients(χ2=21.632, P<0.001).
CONCLUSION Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is necessary for the patients with severe infection who receive the polymyxin B for treatment, especially for the patients with Ccr ≤30 to<60 ml/min and Ccr ≥130 ml/min.