Table 2.
Baseline patient characteristics.
| Vancomycin (n = 99) | Digoxin (n = 25) | Tacrolimus (n = 35) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median (range) | 58 (2–84) | 77 (37–100) | 41 (1–72) |
| Sex (male/female) | 59/40 | 12/13 | 23/12 |
| Outpatient/inpatient | 1/98 | 8/17 | 17/18 |
| Disease, n (%) | |||
| Valvular heart disease, 27 (27.3%) | Heart failure,7 (28%) | Kidney transplant,12 (34.3%) | |
| Stroke, 7 (7.1) | Valvular heart disease, 3 (12%) | Lung transplant, 6 (17.1%) | |
| Multiple organ failure, 6(6.1%) | Cardiomyopathy, 3(12%) | Liver transplant, 4 (11.4) | |
| Renal failure 5 (5.1%) | Atrial fibrillation 2, (8%) | Nephrotic syndrome, 3 (8.6%) | |
| Pneumonia, 5 (5.1%) | Drug intoxication, 2 (8% | Cardiomyopathy 2 (5.7%) | |
| Other, 49 (49.5%) | Other, 8 (32%) | Other, 8 (22.9%) | |
| CV episodes (n) | 154 | 37 | 41 |
| = 1 | 124 | 30 | 35 |
| ≥ 2 | 30 | 7 | 6 |
| CV correction | |||
| Yes | 62 | 21 | 33 |
| No or unknown | 37 | 4 | 2 |
| Correction time (h) | 24 (5–331) | 42 (23–360) | 24 (21–336) |