The time and associated costs (drug, labor, supply) of administering a continuous versus an intermittent i.v. infusion of piperacillin tazobactam were compared. The total labor cost was calculated for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . When comparing continuous vs. intermittent infusions, the absolute difference in 90-day mortality was ...

Extended infusion of beta-lactam therapy was associated with reduced mortality in patients with severe gram-negative bloodstream infections, according to a retrospective cohort study. At 90 days, 22% ...

Critically ill sepsis patients did not fare better with prolonged infusions of meropenem compared with intermittent infusions of the beta-lactam antibiotic, a randomized trial showed. Among over 600 ...

About The Study: Among adults in the intensive care unit who had sepsis or septic shock, the use of prolonged β-lactam antibiotic infusions was associated with a reduced risk of 90-day mortality ...

Lower risk seen for 90-day mortality and intensive care unit mortality. HealthDay News — Among adults in the intensive care unit with sepsis or septic shock, the use of prolonged β-lactam antibiotic ...

Cetuximab and irinotecan in patients with EGFR+ colorectal cancer refactory to oxaliplatin and irinotecan: A single institution experience No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is ...

About The Study: The observed difference in 90-day mortality between continuous versus intermittent infusions of β-lactam antibiotics did not meet statistical significance in the primary analysis.

Use of sorafenib in recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after liver transplantation.

Labor times are listed in Table 3. Nursing time required to administer a single dose of piperacillin-tazobactam was significantly less for continuous versus intermittent infusions given by either ...