Cefepime vs. Piperacillin-Tazobactam for Infection?  The ACORN Trial

June 07, 2024 00:22:24
Cefepime vs. Piperacillin-Tazobactam for Infection?  The ACORN Trial
Critical Care Perspectives in Emergency Medicine
Cefepime vs. Piperacillin-Tazobactam for Infection?  The ACORN Trial

Jun 07 2024 | 00:22:24

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Show Notes

Timely and appropriate administration of empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics for adult patients with sepsis is critical.  Current guidelines recommend an antipseudomonal antibiotic for those at risk of a resistant gram-negative organism.  The two most common antipseudomonal antibiotics prescribed in this setting are cefepime and piperacillin-tazobactam.  In recent years, observational studies have reported an association with cefepime and neurotoxicity, whereas piperacillin-tazobactam has been associated with AKI especially when given with vancomycin.  In this podcast, we discuss the recently published ACORN Trial, a randomized trial that evaluated cefepime and piperacillin-tazobactam for adult patients with suspected infection.

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