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Table 2 Population pharmacokinetic model parameter estimates (n = 230)

From: Pharmacokinetics of recombinant activated factor VII in trauma patients with severe bleeding

Variable

Estimate (95% CI)

Between patient CV

Clearance (ml.kg-1.h-1)

40 (37–44)

30%

Central compartment volume (ml.kg-1)

89 (60–132)

32%

Inter-compartmental clearance (ml.kg-1.h-1)

24 (8–76)

NA

Peripheral compartment volume (ml.kg-1)

31 (13–74)

NA

Baseline concentration (U.ml-1)

0.29 (0.27–0.31)

39%

ΔClearance/RBC

1.014 (1.003–1.0025)

NA

Initial half-life (h)

0.6 (0.2–1.3)

NA

Terminal half-life (h)

2.4 (1.8–5.5)

NA

  1. The within-patient variability (random error) was estimated to be 32%. ΔClearance/RBC is the change in clearance per unit of red blood cells based on the model-specified potency function. CI, confidence interval; CV, coefficient of variation; NA, not applicable.