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Table 2 Initial meropenem pharmacokinetic parameters

From: Assessment of pharmacokinetic changes of meropenem during therapy in septic critically ill patients

Patient N°

V ss

V ss/weight

V ss2/V ss

AUC

Cl

T1/2

Peak

Trough

T > 2 mg/L

T > 4 mg/L

T > 8 mg/L

 

L

L/Kg

%

L/mg.h

mL/min

h

mg/L

mg/L

100%

90%

70%

1

19.6

0.25

50.6%

157.1

106.7

2.9

63.3

3.0

100%

100%

100%

2

NA

NA

NA

264.7

63.3

1.5

NA

11.9

100%

100%

100%

3

13.6

0.21

56.3%

253.3

65

2.6

94.1

8.6

100%

100%

85%

4

13.6

0.17

78.4%

160.1

103.3

1.7

102.3

4.8

100%

85%

50%

5

13.4

0.16

51.8%

129.2

128.3

1.3

80.1

2.7

100%

90%

65%

6

32.7

0.42

93.7%

134.9

123.3

3.4

52.0

3.0

100%

100%

100%

7

18.6

0.23

73.6%

479.2

35

6.4

84.7

NA

100%

100%

100%

8

14.9

0.25

88.7%

465.9

35

5.0

91.3

NA

100%

100%

75%

9

6.7

0.07

90.4%

232.5

71.7

1.4

192.5

4.4

100%

75%

50%

10

13.0

0.16

58.4%

139.5

120

1.5

85.1

2.4

100%

75%

50%

11

20.9

0.30

68,6%

107.3

155

1.9

58.6

2.9

100%

100%

100%

12

13.6

0.18

79.2%

304.2

55

3.5

119.8

8.6

75%

50%

35%

13

17.1

0.27

34.9%

81.4

205

1.3

56.9

0.6

100%

100%

55%

14

22.5

0.28

53.1%

120.7

138.3

2.1

48.4

4.1

100%

100%

100%

15

13.0

0.13

68.6%

315.3

53.3

3.3

124.2

12.5

100%

90%

70%

Geometric mean

15.7

0.2

63.1%

190.2

73.3

2.3

85.9

3.8

100%

100%

100%

95% CI

12.7-19.4

0.15-0.27

52.7-75.5%

138.4-261.4

45-120

1.8-3.1

69.2-106.6

2.3-6.2

   
  1. V ss – Volume of distribution at steady state; V ss2 - Volume of distribution at steady state (peripheral compartment); AUC – Area under the concentration-time curve; Cl – Meropenem clearance; T1/2 – Half life; NA- Data not available; IQR – Interquartile range; 95% CI - 95% confidence interval of the mean; T > - Percentage of time that meropenem concentration was above 2, 4 and 8 mgL.