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Table 2 Dosing information and pharmacokinetics of vancomycin in the retrospective cohort (group 1) and in the second cohort (group 2)

From: Decreasing the time to achieve therapeutic vancomycin concentrations in critically ill patients: developing and testing of a dosing nomogram

 

Group 1

Group 2

 

(79 patients)

(25 patients)

Loading dose of vancomycin on day 0, mg

1000 (1000-1500)

1500 (1000-1500)

Loading dose of vancomycin on day 0, mg/kg

14.3 (12.8-17.6)

18.8 (16.7-21.4)

Perfusion dose of vancomycin on day 0, mg

1920 (1512-2400)

2072 (1750-2622)

Total dosing of vancomycin on day 0, mg

3160 (2520-3880)

3584 (2976-4138)

Time interval (h) between vancomycin perfusion and TDM

18 (17-27)

18 (17-19)

Serum vancomycin concentration on day 1, mg/L

20.6 (16.7-26)

24.5 (22.2-27.4)

Clearance of vancomycin on day 1, L/h

5.1 (1.9)

NC

  1. Values are expressed as median and interquartile range [Q25-Q75] except for Clearance of vancomycin on day 1 (mean and standard deviation).
  2. TDM, therapeutic drug monitoring; day 0, the day before day 1, corresponding to the day of the administration of vancomycin; NC, not calculated.