Table 3.

Weight- and age-related vancomycin parameters predicted using the allometric ‘1/4 power’ model (70 kg⁻¹) and linear per kilogram model (kg⁻¹)

Age	Weight (kg)	CL (l h−1 70 kg−1)	CL (l h−1)	CL (l h−1 kg−1)	V (l)	V (l kg−1)
24 weeks PMA	0.5	0.897	0.022	0.044	0.279	0.557
25 weeks PMA	0.6	1.009	0.028	0.047	0.334	0.557
26 weeks PMA	0.8	1.121	0.039	0.045	0.446	0.557
27 weeks PMA	0.9	1.233	0.047	0.052	0.501	0.557
28 weeks PMA	1	1.346	0.056	0.056	0.557	0.557
29 weeks PMA	1.15	1.458	0.067	0.058	0.641	0.557
30 weeks PMA	1.3	1.57	0.079	0.061	0.724	0.557
34 weeks PMA	2.4	2.019	0.161	0.067	1.337	0.557
40 weeks PMA	3.3	2.692	0.272	0.084	1.838	0.557

The linear PMA model was used for these predictions. PMA, Postmenstrual age.