title: Effect of piperacillin/tazobactam restriction on usage and rates of acute renal failure.
abstract: A piperacillin/tazobactam (PT) restriction was initiated at our institution on 15 July 2012 requiring clinical pharmacy or infectious diseases approval for durations exceeding 72 h. A retrospective review was undertaken to determine whether this restriction decreased PT usage and/or rates of acute renal failure (ARF) (defined as a 50% increase or 0.5 mg dl(-1) increase in serum creatinine from baseline). Patients prescribed at least 1 day of PT with a creatinine clearance of ≥ 39 ml min(-1) at the time of initiation in the 3 months prior to the restriction were compared with patients in the 5 months after restriction implementation. Overall, 115 unique patients were included in the pre-implementation group and compared with 117 unique patients in the post-implementation group. The pre-implementation group received a mean of 5.22 days of PT, compared with 4.71 days in the post-implementation group (P = 0.224). Ten per cent (12/115) of patients in the pre-implementation group developed ARF compared with 9.17% (11/120) of patients in the post-implementation group (P = 0.0309). Ninety-five patients in the pre-implementation group and 91 in the post-implementation group received combination therapy with vancomycin. ARF occurred in 11.6% (11/95) of those in the pre-implementation group and 12.1% (11/91) in the post-implementation (P>0.05). Overall, 11.8% (22/186) of patients who received therapy with PT and vancomycin developed ARF, compared with 1.7% (1/56) who received PT monotherapy (P < 0.0001). This restriction resulted in a numeric reduction in the number of PT days in the post-implementation group and a significant reduction in the rate of ARF.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Services, VA St Louis Health Care System - John Cochran Division, , 915 N. Grand Blvd, St Louis, MO 63109, USA.|Pharmacy Practice, St Louis College of Pharmacy, 4588 Parkview Place, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lorenz
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Services, VA St Louis Health Care System - John Cochran Division, , 915 N. Grand Blvd, St Louis, MO 63109, USA.|Pharmacy Practice, St Louis College of Pharmacy, 4588 Parkview Place, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Moenster
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Services, VA St Louis Health Care System - John Cochran Division, , 915 N. Grand Blvd, St Louis, MO 63109, USA.|Pharmacy Practice, St Louis College of Pharmacy, 4588 Parkview Place, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Travis W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Linneman
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010397:Penicillanic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D010878:Piperacillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D000078142:Tazobactam
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010397:Penicillanic Acid; D000078142:Tazobactam; D010878:Piperacillin