β-Lactam Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Critically Ill Patients: Weighing the Challenges and Opportunities to Assess Clinical Value

OBJECTIVE:. β-lactams are the cornerstone of empiric and targeted antibiotic therapy for critically ill patients. Recently, there have been calls to use β-lactam therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) within 24–48 hours after the initiation of therapy in critically ill patients. In this article, we revie...

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Main Authors: Thomas J. Dilworth, PharmD, Lucas T. Schulz, PharmD, Scott T. Micek, PharmD, Marin H. Kollef, MD, Warren E. Rose, PharmD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-07-01
Series:Critical Care Explorations
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000726