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- Title
Multivariate Analysis of Aminoglycoside Levels in Hemodialysis Patients.
- Authors
Kunzendorf, Ulrich; Keller, Frieder; Walz, Gerd; Haller, Hermann; Offermann, Gerd; Borner, Klaus; Lode, Hartmut
- Abstract
Multivariate discriminant analysis was performed on data for 50 consecutive hemodialysis patients who had received aminoglycoside treatment because of severe bacterial infections. The 10 of the 60 clinical parameters considered to be most important were survival of patients (28/50 patients), success of treatment (27/50 patients), acute or chronic renal failure (15 vs. 35), age (54 ± 17 years), creatinine level (675 ± 298 u.mol/l), artificial ventilation (21/50 patients), need for catecholamines (19/50 patients), continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (9/50 patients), duration of therapy (12 ± 8 days) as well as aminoglycoside peak (7.5 ± 2.7 mg/l) and trough levels (3.6 ± 1.3 mg/l). The 4 of the 10 parameters investigated by multivariate analysis significantly contributing to survival of patients were clinical success of aminoglycoside treatment (p = 0.0001), no need for catecholamines (p = 0.0001), duration of dosage (p = 0.003) and aminoglycoside peak levels (p = 0.009). Copyright © 1989 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Publication
Chemotherapy (0009-3157), 1989, Vol 35, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0009-3157
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000238628