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Filter by:The purpose of this trial is to study the pharmacokinetics of anidulafungin during continuous venovenous hemofiltration. Background: Anidulafungin is a cyclic lipopeptide antifungal agent of the echinocandin class. Members of this class of antifungal agents are known to inhibit the synthesis of glucan polymers in fungal cell walls. The spectrum of activity of anidulafungin includes Candida (all species, including strains resistant to fluconazole), Aspergillus, and Pneumocystis. In intensive care patients continuous venovenous haemodiafiltration (CVVHF) is a well-established extracorporal renal replacement therapy with a high clearance rate. Pharmacokinetic studies of antifungal agents in critically ill patients treated with CVVHF are rare. No data about anidulafungin in CVVHF are available although intensive care patients are perfect candidates for anidulafungin treatment due to their high risk profile for systemic fungal infections. Study objective: The study is conducted to investigate the pharmacokinetics of anidulafungin during CVVHF in critically ill patients. Study design: open, 1 arm Study population: 10 critically ill adult patients administered to the ICU with acute renal failure and suspected or proven fungal infection. Treatment/Dosage/Route: On the first day 200 mg of anidulafungin will be administered intravenously over 3 hours (loading dose). The following days 100 mg of anidulafungin will be administered intravenously over 1.5 hours. Main outcome variables: The following pharmacokinetic parameters will be determined: area under the curve (AUC), half-live (t1/2), maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) and elimination fraction. Methods: High pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) will be used to determine anidulafungin concentrations.
The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate the efficacy of 60% ethanol lock solution in preventing major catheter related infections in critically ill patients.
Oxidative stress is associated with kidney damage in several different situations, including hypotension. In animal models it has been shown that the combination of n-acetylcysteine plus deferoxamine is superior to its isolate use in the treatment of several diseases. Thus the investigators aimed to determine if the administration of n-acetylcysteine plus deferoxamine could prevent renal failure in critical ill patients who develops hypotension.
Measuring novel proteins in the urine of surgical patients that can be used to diagnose impending acute or chronic renal failure.
The objective of this study is to determine the feasibility of conducting a large scale randomized controlled trial comparing standard and renally adjusted dosage of antibiotics in the septic shock patients with acute renal dysfunction. We will use Piperacillin as the prototype antibiotic in our study.
Aim1a: Statin naive patient's scheduled for cardiac surgery will be randomized to 80mg atorvastatin or placebo on the day prior to surgery and then 40mg daily thereafter until hospital discharge to test the hypothesis that short-term atorvastatin use decreases: 1. acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery. 2. postoperative delirium following cardiac surgery. Aim1b: Patients using statins preoperatively will be randomized to atorvastatin 80mg or placebo on day of surgery and 40mg or placebo on postop day 1 with resumption of preoperative statin therapy on postop day 2 to test the hypothesis that short-term atorvastatin use decreases: 1. acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery. 2. postoperative delirium following cardiac surgery. Endpoints include glomerular filtration, urine and plasma markers of renal dysfunction, markers of oxidative stress, mitochondrial function, systemic inflammatory markers, delirium, dialysis, stroke, myocardial infarction, time to extubation, ICU length of stay, and death.
1. Sustained low efficiency daily hemodiafiltration(SLEDD-f) is a kind of renal replacement therapy with high-flux dialyser membrane (helixone). 2. The pore size of helixone is larger than most antibiotics, and vancomycin is supposed to be removed during dialysis. 3. Our study wants to find the amount of vancomycin removed during SLEDD-f, and try to find the most appropriate dose regimen for this kind of patients.
Study of the kinetics of uremic toxins in the ICU patients with acute renal failure, in order to optimize the dialysis dose: patients with lactate acidosis. The sampling of blood and dialysate will be done during dialysis with different durations (4, 6 and 8 h)
ARF is a frequent event after hepatic resection and therefore clinically highly relevant. There is limited evidence on the incidence of postoperative ARF and its clinical relevance in patients undergoing liver resection. This study will evaluate the incidence of acute renal failure (ARF) after liver resection and its impact on postoperative mortality.
The purpose of this study is to find out whether acute renal failure is associated with BK virus reactivation in postoperative/posttraumatic critically ill patients with severe SIRS/sepsis and shock.