Antimicrobial therapeutic drug monitoring in critically ill adult patients: a Position Paper_.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This Position Paper aims to review and discuss the available data on therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of antibacterials, antifungals and antivirals in critically ill adult patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). This Position Paper also provides a practical guide on how TDM can be applied in routine clinical practice to improve therapeutic outcomes in critically ill adult patients.

Methods

Literature review and analysis were performed by Panel Members nominated by the endorsing organisations, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic and Critically Ill Patient Study Groups of European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), International Association for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical

SUBMITTER: Abdul-Aziz MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7223855 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature