title: High pressure liquid chromatographic analysis of the serum concentration of cefuroxime after an intravenous bolus injection of cefuroxime in patients with a coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: A simple reversed-phase high pressure liquid chromatographic method was developed for the determination of cefuroxime in the serum of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. The serum was cleaned up with a 3.3% solution of perchloric acid in water. Cefalexine was used as an internal standard. Detection was made by a UV multi-wavelength detector. The optimum wavelength for cefuroxime is 275 nm. The absolute recovery of this method was 90.9%; the limit of quantification was 0.7 mg/l. This analytical method was used in a study to investigate the cefuroxime serum concentration--time curves in 26 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. It was found that one single dose is sufficient to obtain effective serum concentrations.
authors: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Koot
authors: F N
authors: FN
authors: IJdenberg
authors: R M
authors: RM
authors: Stuurman
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Poell
authors: L J
authors: LJ
authors: Bras
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Langemeijer
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Lie-A-Huen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002138:Calibration; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011292:Premedication
chemical_list: D002444:Cefuroxime