2024 Volume 15 Issue 1 Pages 78-82
In the intensive care unit (ICU), medical care for the most critically ill patients is provided collaboratively by a multidisciplinary team with specialized expertise. Pharmacists working in the ICU must leverage their knowledge as pharmaceutical experts to contribute to the improvement of the quality of pharmacotherapy for patients. In the ICU, blood purification therapy is frequently performed for patients with severe conditions, including sepsis. Given that this treatment may also remove essential medications, it is necessary to develop administration plans while considering the removal of drugs. A comprehensive understanding of pharmacokinetics, the principles of blood purification therapy, and drug clearance is crucial for optimizing drug therapy during blood purification. To incorporate administration strategies that consider the effects of blood purification therapy in actual clinical practice, it is essential to foster collaboration among various professionals, including physicians, nurses, and clinical engineers. It is speculated that such interdisciplinary collaboration contributes to enhancing the quality of drug administration during blood purification therapy.
