So much of antibiotic selection has to do with local resistance patterns, and it cannot be protocolized or generalized without that knowledge.

That said I believe there are some principles of antibiotic selection in the ICU that are worth discussing in general terms.  A big shout out to pharmacist Sokhak & physician Mary for suggesting this topic.  If you would like to suggest a topic for the show head on over here.

Today we will talk about:

Source identification and control
Knowing the antibiotic spectrum of activity
Selecting empiric therapy against likely pathogens
Renal dose adjustment of initial empiric therapy

critical care pharmacy

Episode 8 Empiric Antibiotics

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Episode 8 Empiric Antibiotics

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