Promotie onderzoek

Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) service provides antimicrobial therapy by parenteral infusion without hospitalization. Vancomycin is a widely used antibiotic in OPAT, however a drawback of its application in OPAT is the need for traditional blood sampling at a blood sampling facility for therapeutic drug monitoring. By developing a dried blood spot sampling method (i.e. a finger prick), enabling patients to collect their own sample at home, the costs of OPAT may be further reduced and patient satisfaction may be increased. 

 A prospective observational PK/PD to study the target attainment for β-lactam antibiotics in critically ill pediatric patients and associated risk factors.

1. To study the impact of inflammation on midazolam pharmacokinetics in critically ill covid-19 patients.
2. To study the impact of continuous renal replacement therapy on target attainment and pharmacokinetics of drugs in critically ill patients.

Het onderzoeken van PK/PD relaties middels farmacometrische modellen en de implicaties daarvan op de dagelijkse klinische praktijk op de afdeling oncologie.