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Cefuroxime Pharmacokinetics In Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Chad A. Knoderer, Sarah A. Saft, Scott G. Walker, Markl D. Rodefeld, Mark W. Turrentine, John W. Brown, Daniel P. Healy, Kevin M. Sowinski
Cefuroxime Pharmacokinetics In Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Chad A. Knoderer, Sarah A. Saft, Scott G. Walker, Markl D. Rodefeld, Mark W. Turrentine, John W. Brown, Daniel P. Healy, Kevin M. Sowinski
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Objectives
The objective of this study was to determine the pharmacokinetics of cefuroxime in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) for cardiovascular surgery.
Design
A prospective study.
Setting
A tertiary pediatric teaching hospital.
Participants
Infants and children undergoing CPB were enrolled in the study.
Intervention
An initial dose (mean, 24.2 ± 1.6 mg/kg) of cefuroxime was administered before surgical incision, and a second dose (mean, 14.4 ± 7.9 mg/kg) was administered in the CPB prime solution. Serial blood samples were obtained before, during, and after the CPB process. Samples were shipped on dry ice to the analytic laboratory and concentrations determined …