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Table 1 Dosage, duration, outcome, and toxicity of intravenous colistimethate sodium in critically ill patients

From: Renal and neurological side effects of colistin in critically ill patients

Author

Patients (N)

APACHE II (mean ± SD)

CMS dose/duration [mean ± SD or median (range)]

Clinical cure N (%)

Nephrotoxicity N (%)

Neurotoxicity

Levin

59 (60 infections)

13.1 ± 7

152.8 mg ± 62.8 mg

12.6 ± 6.8 days

35 (58.3)

22 (37)

none

Markou

24 (26 infections)

20.6 (mean)

3 MIUq8h

13.5 days (4-24 days)

17 (65.4)

3 (14.5)

none

Garnacho- Montero

21

19.6 ± 7.2

2.5 mg-5 mg/kg/day

14.7 ± 4.1days

12 (57.1)

5 (24)

none

Michalopoulos

43

25.8 ± 7.7

3 MIUq8h

18.6 ± 5.8 days

32 (74)

8 (18.6)

none

Falagas

17 (19 infections)

14 (median)

43.4 ± 14.6 days

4.4 MIU ± 2.1 MIU

14 (74)

1 (5.2)

1

Kasiakou

50 (54 infections)

16.1 ± 6.1

4.5 MIU ± 2.3 MIU

21.3 ± 16 days

36 (66.7)

4 (8)

1a

Reina

55

21 ± 7

5 mg/kg (max 300 mg/day)

13 ± 5 days

NA

0 (0)

none

Petrosillob

14

NA

2 MIUq8h

12 days (mean)

9 (64)

1 (7.1)

none

Kallel

75 (78 infections)

NA (SAPS II 37 ± 14)

 

5.5 MIU ± 1.1 MIU

9.3 ± 3.8 days

60 (76.9) 7/52 (13.5)

1

Koomanachai

78

21.9 (mean)

179.6 mg/day (mean)

11.9 days (mean)

63 (80.8)

24 (30.8)

none

Betrosian

15

14 ± 2

5.83 MIU ± 2.3 MIU

duration NA

9 (60)

5 (33)

none

Bassettib

29

17 ± 3.7

2 MIUq8h

17.7 ± 10.4 days

22 (76)

3 (10)

none

Kallel

60

NA (SAPS II 35 ± 12)

2 MIUq8h

9.5 ± 3.8 days

45 (75)

0 (0)

NA

Falagas

21

19 ± 4

5.5 MIU ± 1.9 MIU

17.7 ± 11.7 days

11 (52.4)

3 (14.3)

none

Falagas

14 (CMS mono)

14.3 ± 7.4

4.6 MIU ± 2.3 MIU

14.2 ± 7.3 days

12 (85.7)

0 (0)

NA

 

57 (CMS+MERO)

15.4 ± 6.6

5.5 MIU ± 2.2 MIU

17.8 ± 11.4 days

39 (68.4)

4 (7)

NA

Pintado

60

11.2 ± 7.7

4.42 MIU ± 1.39 MIU

20 ± 9.2 days

43 (71.7)

6/55 (10.9)

none

Sabuda

12

NA

3.7 mg/kg

14.7 ± 13.8 days

8 (66.7)

5 (41.6)

4 cases

Huang

15

14.7 ± 4.5

1.28 MIU ± 0.25 MIU

22.3 ± 6.2 days

11 (73.3)

0 (0)

none

Hartzell

66

8.3 ± 6.5

4.3 ± 1.2 mg/kg/day

15.8 ± 9.2 days

NA

30 (45)

2 cases

Kim

42 (47 infections)

NA

2.25 g (0.6-8.7g)c

16.6 ± 14.8 dayse

10/15 (66)d

15 (31.9)

none

Kwon

71

NA

4.6 mg/kg (median)

13 days (7-22 days)

NA

38 (53.5)

none

Cheng

115f

6 (median)

dose NA

12 ± 7daysg

59 (51)

12/84 (14)

4 cases

Song

10

NA

150 mg q12h

8.1 ± 1.8 days

7 (70)

0 (0)

none

Falagash

258

17 (range 2-39)

up to 3 MIUq8h

mean 17.9 days (10-22)

204 (79.1)

26 (10)

NA

Kofteridis

43

17.7 ±7.6

3 MIUq8h

median 10 days (4-36 days)

14 (32.5)

8 (19)

none

DeRyke

30

13 (range 7-18)i

5.1 ± 2 mg/kg/dayj

median 8 days (3-24)

NA

10 (33%)

none

  1. NA = not available; APACHE II = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score; SAPS 2 = Simplified Acute Physiology Score 2; MIU = million International Units; CMS = colistimethate sodium; MERO = meropenem.
  2. aSame patient as in reference 6; b+ rifampicine; cmean cumulative CMS dose when nephrotoxicity occurred; din patients presenting nephrotoxicity; ein patients presenting nephrotoxicity (vs. 9.5 ± 5.6 days in patients without nephrotoxicity, p = 0.07); f31 patients on renal replacement therapy at start of CMS treatment; gin patients with good clinical response (vs. 11 ± 11 days in patients with poor response); hincludes data on 108 patients from references 5, 7, and 16; iin patients who developed nephrotoxicity; jbased on ideal body weight.