2001
DOI: 10.1086/319211
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Mortality and Costs of Acute Renal Failure Associated with Amphotericin B Therapy

Abstract: To assess the mortality and resource utilization that results from acute renal failure associated with amphotericin B therapy, 707 adult admissions in which parenteral amphotericin B therapy was given were studied at a tertiary-care hospital. Main outcome measures were mortality, length of stay, and costs; we controlled for potential confounders, including age, sex, insurance status, baseline creatinine level, length of stay before beginning amphotericin B therapy, and severity of illness. Among 707 admissions… Show more

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“…Until recently, chemotherapeutic options for the treatment of invasive candidiasis included agents associated with significant toxicity (1,2,3,10) or which lacked activity against the full spectrum of Candida species (4,11,19). In addition, the relatively constant attributable mortality rate of 30 to 40% associated with invasive candidiasis and candidemia is a major concern (7,17,18).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Until recently, chemotherapeutic options for the treatment of invasive candidiasis included agents associated with significant toxicity (1,2,3,10) or which lacked activity against the full spectrum of Candida species (4,11,19). In addition, the relatively constant attributable mortality rate of 30 to 40% associated with invasive candidiasis and candidemia is a major concern (7,17,18).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nephrotoxicity associated with amphotericin B has been shown in several data sets to contribute to increases in mortality, longer hospitalisations and markedly increased hospital costs. Reports suggest 2.7- to 6-fold increase in the odds of death following the occurrence of amphotericin B-associated nephrotoxicity (Bates et al 2001; Harbarth et al 2002; Chen et al 2006). Among the pooled studies included in our meta-analysis, the incidence of nephrotoxicity was approximately three times higher (26.6% vs. 8%) in the amphotericin B treatment groups when compared to triazoles (Figure 4).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This reduction in empiric antifungal therapy is less likely to be beneficial in autologous HSCT where the risk of nephrotoxicity and its associated morbidity is not as great as in allogeneic HSCT. 18,19 Two earlier studies of pre-emptive intravenous therapy in adults undergoing SCT undertaken in the early 1990s and late 1980s suggested a reduced incidence of BSI 1 and fever. 2 However, these trials were either not randomized 2 or included other interventions such as the use of laminar air-flow ventilation or the use of systemic non-absorbable antibiotics.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%