1317. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Ampicillin-Sulbactam (SAM) during Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLT)

Cell Transplantation – A Possible Alternative to Orthotopic Liver Transplant (OLT)

Pharmacokinetics of ampicillin and sulbactam in pediatric patients.

Intravenous ampicillin-sulbactam is effective in the treatment of various infections in adults, but little is known about the pharmacokinetics (PK) of ampicillin-sulbactam in children. The objective of this study was to determine the PK of ampicillin and sulbactam in pediatric patients with intra-abdominal infection, skin and/or skin structure infection, or periorbital-preseptal and facial cell...

Pharmacokinetics of ampicillin-sulbactam in healthy elderly and young volunteers.

The pharmacokinetics of ampicillin-sulbactam in elderly subjects (65 to 85 years; group 3, n = 8), compared with those in middle-aged (41 to 64 years; group 2, n = 8) and younger (20 to 40 years; group 1, n = 8) subjects, were investigated. A single 2-g dose of ampicillin combined with 1 g of sulbactam in 60 ml of intravenous solution was administered to each subject over a 30-min period. Blood...

Pharmacokinetics of ampicillin and sulbactam in patients undergoing heart surgery.

The pharmacokinetics of ampicillin and sulbactam, a new beta-lactamase inhibitor, were investigated in 16 patients undergoing prosthetic cardiac valve insertion. The combination of 2 g of ampicillin and 1 g of sulbactam was administered as perioperative prophylaxis intravenously over 3 to 6 days. Several serum pharmacokinetic parameters were similar for the two drugs after three intravenous dos...

Preliminary assessment of neuropathy progression in patients with hereditary ATTR amyloidosis after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT)

Background and objectives Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) is a fatal, autosomal dominant disease caused by abnormal tissue deposition of mutant and wild-type transthyretin (TTR) in peripheral nerves, gastrointestinal tract, and heart. Since the liver is the primary source of WT and mutant TTR, orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) has been the standard of care in select patients. Des...