Overview
Pharmacokinetics of antibiotics in critically ill neonates, infants and children on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
Description
The study will investigate whether - with the current dosing regimens of meropenem, piperacillin-tazobactam, amoxicillin-clavulanate, cephazolin, vancomycin, amikacin, teicoplanin and ciprofloxacin - pharmacodynamic targets are attained in a national multicentric clinical setting in pediatric patients on ECMO.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit or cardiac intensive care unit
- patient age : 1,8 kg-15 years
- patient receiving antibiotic treatment (piperacillin-tazobactam, meropenem, amoxicillin-clavulanate, cephazolin, vancomycin, teicoplanin, ciprofloxacin, amikacin)
- intra-arterial or intravenous access other than the drug infusion line available for blood sampling (arterial line is preferred)
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit
Exclusion Criteria:
- no catheter in place for blood sampling
- absence of parental/patient consent
- known hypersensitivity to beta-lactam antibiotics and ciprofloxacin