Introduction: Cefazolin is administered routinely for antibiotic prophylaxis during cardiac surgery. However there is uncertainty in determining the correct dose due to the impact of critical illness and the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) machine on drug pharmacokinetics (PK). Aims: To quantify cefazolin adsorption to the CPB machine device and incorporate this into a population PK model […]
Conor O'Hanlon
- PAGANZ Inc Society Member
- University of Auckland
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An ex vivo study measuring antibiotic adsorption to cardiopulmonary bypass circuitry
January 20, 2021
Authors Conor O'Hanlon (1), Nick Holford (1), Jacqueline Hannam (1), Mark Greaves (2), Brian Anderson (2)
Affiliations 1. Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Auckland, 2. Department of Anaesthesia, Auckland City Hospital
Presentation type Poster
Presenters Conor O'Hanlon
Background: Cephazolin and vancomycin are commonly used for antibiotic prophylaxis during surgery supported by cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Antibiotic pharmacokinetics (PK) can be altered by CPB through haemodilution, haemofiltration, hypothermia and drug adsorption to the circuitry (1). Adsorption can contribute to decreased antibiotic concentrations with consequent reduced prophylactic effectiveness (2). Highly protein bound drugs like cephazolin […]