Analysis of Drug Use of Anti-infective Treatment for a 400 g Super-premature Infant by Clinical Pharmacists / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE：To optimize the ant i-infective treatment plan for the super-premature infants and provide reference for the clinical treatment of the super-premature infants and the whole pharmaceutical care. METHODS ：A super-premature infant with gestational age of 25+5 weeks and weight of 400 g was delivered in the second department of neonatology in Hunan Maternal and Child Health Hospital. This child suffered from complex complications. Clinical pharmacists ，relevant medical staff and hospital infection department personnel formed a multidisciplinary treatment team. According to Neonatal Sepsis Treatment Scheme ， Antimicrobial Treatment Guide ，Premature Medicine ，combining with the analysis of infection indicators ，biochemical indicators ， vital signs and other indicators ，a individualized anti-infective diagnosis and treatment plan was developed for the child. After entering the NICU ，this child was given Piperacillin sodium and sulbactam sodium for injection （100 mg/kg，ivgtt，q12 h）for anti-infective treatment ；considering the possibility of sepsis ，clinical pharmacists suggested that Piperacillin sodium and sulbactam sodium for injection should be stopped and Meropenem for injection （40 mg/kg，ivgtt，q12 h）should be used instead. After 7 day of meropenem treatment ，clinical pharmacists suggested adding antifungal Fluconazole injection （5.0 mg/kg，ivgtt，qod）. After 11 days of meropenem treatment ，in order to avoid the aggravation of infection ，according to the drug sensitivity results （sensitive to Ticarcillin sodium and clavulanate potassium for injection ），clinical pharmacists suggested adding Ticarcillin sodium and clavulanate potassium for injection （75 mg/kg，ivgtt，q8 h）for combined anti-infective treatment ，and hospital infection treatment was carried out at the same time. After the infection index was stable ，all antibiotics were stopped. When E. coli infection occurred later，clinical pharmacists suggested that Piperacillin tazobactam sodium for injection （75 mg/kg，ivgtt，q8 h）should be used. After the infection aggravated ，Piperacillin tazobactam sodium for injection was stopped and Imipenem cilastatin sodium forinjection（20 mg/kg，ivgtt，q8 h）was used instead. The child received ladder treatment after the decline of infection index ，and Ceftazidime for injection （50 mg/kg，ivgtt，q12 h）was used. RESULTS ：The doctors adopted the above suggestions. After treatment ，the prognosis of the child was good ，the vital signs were stable ，and the body weight reached 3 000 g at discharge. CONCLUSIONS ：For preterm infants as special group ，before using antibiotics ，clinical pharmacists should focus on the vital signs ，infection indicators and laboratory test results of the child ，so as to help doctors improve the treatment plan and ensure the effectiveness and safety of their medication.