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. 1988 Dec;32(12):1845–1847. doi: 10.1128/aac.32.12.1845

Disposition of ceftazidime in surgical patients with intra-abdominal infection.

K L Heim-Duthoy 1, M P Bubrick 1, D M Cocchetto 1, G R Matzke 1
PMCID: PMC176030  PMID: 3072925

Abstract

The disposition of ceftazidime was assessed in 11 surgical patients with suspected intra-abdominal infection. All patients had normal hepatic function, and creatinine clearances ranged from 43 to 186 ml/min. Patients received 2 g of ceftazidime intravenously every 8 h. Trough and peak concentrations in serum were measured on day 2, and trough and postdose concentrations in serum were determined on 10 samples collected during a dosage interval between days 3 and 6 of therapy. Ceftazidime peak and trough concentrations in serum at steady state determined by high-performance liquid chromatography were 257.4 +/- 122.0 (mean +/- standard deviation) and 13.1 +/- 20.6 mg/liter. The serum-concentration-versus-time profile was multiexponential. The elimination half-life, steady-state volume of distribution, and total body clearance were 2.52 +/- 1.39 h, 0.31 +/- 0.12 liter/kg, and 0.11 +/- 0.05 liter/h per kg, respectively. Total predicted body clearance significantly correlated with the measured values (r = 0.868; P = 0.001). The disposition of ceftazidime is dependent on creatinine clearance and is not significantly altered by surgery or acute infectious processes.

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