[Effects of an oxacephem antibiotic on liver function in orthopedic surgery].
The subjects were 531 patients who underwent orthopedic surgery. Flomoxef was administered, and liver function was examined before and after administration. Abnormal liver function after administration of flomoxef was found in 14.3% of patients. In male patients, a high rate of 18.8% was observed. A particularly high rate of 37.0% was obtained among patients who showed GOT values of more than 40 U/L before treatment with flomoxef. The prevalence of abnormal GOT and GPT values after administration of flomoxef was 3.6% and 13.2%, respectively. These values were significantly higher than those obtained with other cephem antibiotics. These rates of occurrence of abnormally high GOT and GPT are obviously higher than those submitted at the time of approval and reported in the drug use investigation. The prevalence of abnormal liver function values was high in patients receiving flomoxef, and particularly high in male patients and patients whose GOT was high before administration of flomoxef. Therefore, sufficient check of liver function appears important when administration of flomoxef to these types of patients is intended.
Kuroyama
M
M
Department of Pharmacy, Kitasato University East Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
Otori
K
K
Yokota
S
S
Aoto
H
H
Sawada
M
M
Yago
K
K
Fujita
T
T
Kumagai
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures
D002511:Cephalosporins; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; C045693:flomoxef