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. 2006 Apr 21;62(2):165–176. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2006.02650.x

Table 2.

Pharmacokinetic parameter estimates for the two-compartment model

Parameters Base model SE% Parameters Final model SE%
CL (l h−1)  0.693  9.5 CLmissing (l h−1)  0.972  10.5
θNR N/A N/A θNR (l h−1)  0.229 N/A
θCrCL N/A N/A θCrCL (1/4.8 CrCL)  0.744  18.7
V2 (l)  7.07 22.5 V2 (l per 70 kg weight)  6.78  19.2
V3 (l)  5.99 25.4 V3 (l)  6.19  24.9
Q (l h−1)  0.494 27.9 Q (lh−1)  0.429  24.7
Ka (h−1)  0.428 29.0 Ka (h−1)  0.476  27.3
F1  1  1.1 F1  0.94  9.7
ωcl% 65.5 44.1 ωcl% 40.7  23.8
ωv2% 61.9 31.3 ωv2% 29.4  82.2
σ1% 22.6 28.4 σ1% 12.1  100
σ2 (IU l−1) 75.4 36.6 σ2 (IU l−1) 132  44.7
σ3% 43.1 26.0 σ3% 44.0  26.3

CL, Clearance; CrCL, creatinine clearance; IU, international units; SE, standard error; weight, total body weight; V2, volume of distribution of central compartment; V3, volume of distribution of peripheral compartment; ω, coefficient of variation of interindividual variability; σ1, proportional coefficient of variation of residual error for general medical unit patients; σ2, additive coefficient of variation of residual error for general medical unit patients; σ3, proportional coefficient of variation of residual error for ICU patients; N/A, not available; θNR, 0.229 (fixed); unit of weight = kg, unit of CrCL = l h−1; F1, absolute bioavailability.