Predictive ability of creatinine clearance estimate models in pediatric bone marrow transplant patients

Nurse and Bone Marrow Transplant

پیوند مغز استخوان باید به مدت طولانی در بیمارستان بستری باشند، که این امر نیز موجب بروز برخی از عوارض روانی مانند: افسردگی، اضطراب، کج خلقی، ترس و ناامیدی در آنان خواهد شد. هرچند که برخورد صحیح کادر مراقبتی درمانی می تواند تا حد زیادی از این عوارض پیشگیری کند. در این مسیر تقویت اعتماد، اعتقاد، امید و تلاش برای سازگاری با مشکل ضرورت دارد. امروزه بسیاری از بیماریهای بدخیم به درمان با پیوند مغز اس...

Simple estimate of creatinine clearance from plasma creatinine in neonates.

Thirteen newborn infants, 8 preterm and 5 term, with either mild or serious neonatal asphyxia were studied. From the first 24 hours of life to day 13, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimated by creatinine clearance was compared with the values obtained using Schwartz's formula: GFR (ml/min per 1.73 m2) = 0.55 x length (cm)/plasma creatinine (mg/100 ml). Both in term and preterm infants, valu...

population pharmacokinetics of oral cyclosporin in iranian bone marrow transplant patients: comparison of different absorption models

Psychiatric disorders in bone marrow transplant patients.

OBJECTIVE To identify the psychiatric illnesses in patients with hematological/oncological disorders encountered during blood and bone marrow transplantation. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Bismillah Taqee Institute of Health Sciences and Blood Diseases Centre, Karachi from December 2002 to December 2005. PATIENTS AND METHODS All consecutive patients, aged 15 ye...

Empiric carbapenem monotherapy in pediatric bone marrow transplant recipients.

OBJECTIVE To determine which carbapenem (imipenem/cilastatin or meropenem) was the preferable empiric antibiotic monotherapy in pre-engrafted pediatric bone marrow transplant (BMT) patients in terms of patient tolerance, therapeutic efficacy, and cost. METHODS We prospectively analyzed 16 pediatric BMT patients who received meropenem, and retrospectively analyzed 16 matched patients who had r...