Abstract

Recommendations regarding vancomycin dosing in critically ill patients on continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) are limited. The purpose of this study was to evaluate current dosing practices of pharmacists for patients treated with CVVH, develop guidelines for optimal dosing and monitoring of vancomycin to improve target trough attainment, and reduce pharmacist workload. A retrospective cohort study. was performed of critically ill adult patients from January 2015 to December 2018. Patients were included if they received vancomycin during CVVH for at least 48h. Patients with significant residual kidney function, defined as daily urine output >400ml or significant fluctuations (≥1000ml/h in a 24-h period) in their hemofiltration rates, were excluded. Interruptions in CVVH up to 6h/day were permitted. Dosing strategies with two dosing categories were defined: (1) dosing based on random serum levels (dosing by level, DBL) or (2) scheduled vancomycin dosing (SD). Academic medical center in Detroit, Michigan. Critically ill adult patients. During the study period, 942 patients were evaluated and 200 met inclusion criteria, for a total of 586 serum vancomycin levels. There were 141 patients with 443 random vancomycin serum levels in the DBL group and 59 patients with143 vancomycin trough levels in the SD group. Mean vancomycin trough levels were similar between groups (17.1±6 vs. 16.5±4mcg/ml) for the DBL and SD groups, respectively. For the primary end point of overall target trough achievement of 15-20mcg/ml, significantly more trough levels in the SD group were in the 15-20mcg/ml range compared with the DBL group, 50% vs. 38%; p<0.001, respectively. When target trough range was extended to 10-20mcg/ml, success rates were similar between groups (74% DBL vs. 82% SD, p=0.021). The number of interventions required by the pharmacist, including notes per day and orders per day, were reduced by approximately 50% when the SD strategy was utilized. Scheduled vancomycin dosing regimens of 15-22mg/kg every 12-24h were required to yield trough levels in the 15-20mcg/ml range. Target vancomycin trough achievement of 15-20mcg/ml occurred more frequently when vancomycin was scheduled at a dose of 15-22mg/kg every 12-24h based on ultrafiltration rate and may alleviate the time and cost associated with frequent vancomycin serum monitoring.

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