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Characteristics of patients with impairment in renal function after initiation of colistin |
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| Serum creatinine (mg/dl) |
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| Patient |
Characteristics |
Cr1 |
Cr2 |
Cr3 |
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| 8 |
Age 52 years, female, trauma, VAP, septic shock |
0.9 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
| 17 |
Age 61 years, male, trauma, catheter-related sepsis, diabetes mellitus |
1.1 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
| 24 |
Age 74 years, male, aneurysm of the abdominal aorta, elective operation. |
2.4 |
5.1 |
CVVHD, death |
| Sepsis of unknown primary origin, previous myocardial infarction, hypertension |
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Cr1, serum creatinine at initiation of colistin; Cr2, highest value of creatinine during treatment with colistin; Cr3, serum creatinine 7 days after completion of treatment with colistin; CVVHD, continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration; VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia. | ||||
Markou et al. Critical Care 2003 7:R78 doi:10.1186/cc2358 |
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