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Anticoagulation in AF with Cirrhosis, Trends in Anticoagulation for Acute PE, Beta Blockers for Acute MI with Normal EF, Finerenone for HFpEF, Continuous vs Intermittent Infusion for Antibiotics, Cefepime vs Piperacillin-Tazobactam for Sepsis

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Exploring Antibiotic Infusion Strategies in Sepsis

This chapter examines a large trial comparing continuous and intermittent beta-lactam antibiotic infusions in sepsis patients, highlighting a potential mortality benefit of continuous infusion. It also discusses the role of Bayesian statistics in analyzing treatment efficacy and the implications for antibiotic stewardship in intensive care settings.

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