Predictions of serum vancomycin concentrations by means of six different equations for calculation of creatinine clearance
Wu, G.; Furlanut, M.
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Research 17(1): 1-10
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0251-1649 PMID: 9403347 Document Number: 482858
Serum vancomycin concentrations were predicted in 59 patients by means of the PKS programme using six different equations to calculate creatinine clearance. These equations are (i) Chiou & Hsu equation, (ii) Cockroft-Gault lean body-weight equation, (iii) Cockroft-Gault total body-weight equation, (iv) Jelliffe equation, (v) Jelliffe & Jelliffe equation, and (vi) Siersback-Neilsen equation. The predictions were made by using (i) the implemented population pharmacokinetic parameters (IPPP), and (ii) the Bayesian method (BM). The results show that (i) if IPPP can lead to under-predictions, and Chiou & Hsu equation is most suited for predictions, and (ii) if IPPP can lead to over-predictions, the Cockroft-Gault total body-weight equation is the most suited for predictions.