Colistin (Polymyxin E) Use in Abdominal Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.

Patients undergoing solid organ transplantation are at a higher risk of multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial infections especially during the immediate post operative period. To audit the usage, dosage appropriateness and safety of colistin use in abdominal solid organ transplant recipients to treat immediate post-transplant bacterial infections. After completion of 1000 abdominal solid organ transplants at our institute, data of the transplant recipients who received colistin between October 2010 and December 2019 was extracted from the hospital health information system.

Effectiveness of zolpidem and sleep hygiene counseling in the treatment of insomnia in solid tumor patients.

Objective: To study the effectiveness of zolpidem and sleep hygiene counseling in managing insomnia in solid tumor patients.

Methods: Cancer patients with a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score ≥ 5 were grouped into two. Both groups received treatment for insomnia in the form of either zolpidem 5 mg for 7 days or sleep hygiene counseling.