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CF Guidelines - Antibiotic Desensitisation Regimen |
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Ceftazidime Desensitisation Regimen: | ||||||||
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Pharmacy aseptic unit will make up dilutions if given 48 hours notice. | |||||||
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Ensure that you have an anaphylaxis box and guidelines before you proceed. | |||||||
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Tell members of the nursing team that you are about to start desensitisation. | |||||||
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Prescribe dilutions on drug chart. | |||||||
Deliver each dose in 100ml N Saline over 30 mins. | ||||||||
Observations (Pulse/BP/O2 sats) every 15 mins for the first hour then every 30 mins. | ||||||||
1, | 3g x 10-6 | |||||||
2, | 3g x 10-5 | |||||||
3, | 3g x 10-4 | |||||||
4, | 3g x 10-3 | |||||||
5, | 3g x 10-2 | |||||||
6, | 3g x 10-1 | |||||||
7, | 3g | |||||||
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Ensure that the patient is still well after completing the program and if successful start the patient on a dose of 3g in 100mls N Saline qds over 30 minute qds. | |||||||
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Patients should be stabilised on a lower dose with infusion before proceeding to higher doses. | |||||||
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Patients who have had anaphylactoid or anaphylaxis should be desensitised on each admission. | |||||||
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Patients with a mild allergic response eg. rash (not urticaria) may benefit from one desensitisation. | |||||||
Desensitisation regimen for other antibiotics, proceed as above, with the following dilutions: | ||||||||
1, | N x 10-6 | |||||||
2, | N x 10-5 | |||||||
3, | N x 10-4 | |||||||
4, | N x 10-3 | |||||||
5, | N x 10-2 | |||||||
6, | N x 10-1 | |||||||
7, | N | |||||||
N = required end dosage |
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This regimen has been adapted from Burrows et al Respiratory 2003;8:359-364 | ||||||||
References: | ||||||||
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Burrows et al Respiratory 2003;8:359-364 | |||||||
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Document approved - 2011 |
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Document due for review - December 2013 |
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Acknowledgements: The Peninsula CF team acknowledges the use of guidelines produced by The CF Trust, Manchester, Papworth, Leeds and Brompton CF teams during development of these local Peninsula protocols and guidelines. | ||||||||
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