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. 2009 Nov 19;158(8):1982–1995. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00509.x

Table 1.

Noncompartmental pharmacokinetic parameters of microemulsion and long-chain triglyceride emulsion (LCT) propofol following zero-order infusion in beagle dogs

Parameter Microemulsion propofol
LCT propofol
0.75 mg·kg1·min1 1.00 mg·kg1·min1 1.25 mg·kg1·min1 0.75 mg·kg1·min1 1.00 mg·kg1·min1 1.25 mg·kg1·min1
λZ (min−1) 0.00377 ± 0.00175 0.00662 ± 0.00275 0.00603 ± 0.00221 0.00383 ± 0.00277 0.00615 ± 0.00295 0.00433 ± 0.00203
tmax (min) 20.0 ± 0 20.0 ± 0 20.0 ± 0 20.0 ± 0 20.0 ± 0 20.0 ± 0
Cmax ((g·mL−1) 8.4 ± 2.7 12.1 ± 2.4 15.4 ± 2.0 9.7 ± 3.2 15.6 ± 4.0 19.4 ± 2.9
AUClast ((g·mL−1·min) 238.1 ± 64.2 358.1 ± 84.2 427.6 ± 61.8 267.2 ± 64.5 407.7 ± 88.5 476.6 ± 69.8
AUCinf ((g·mL−1·min) 258.3 ± 59.8 367.9 ± 84.4 450.9 ± 72.4 296.3 ± 65.9 422.3 ± 95.1 503.2 ± 75.3
AUC%Extrap (%) 8.3 ± 5.4 2.8 ± 1.5 4.8 ± 5.4 9.5 ± 9.6 3.3 ± 2.0 5.2 ± 3.5
Vz (L·kg−1) 21.1 ± 12.6 10.8 ± 6.8 12.9 ± 11.6 21.8 ± 17.9 10.2 ± 6.5 14.6 ± 7.6
Cl (mL·min−1·kg−1) 60.5 ± 12.1 56.7 ± 11.9 57.0 ± 10.8 52.7 ± 10.8 49.1 ± 8.7 50.6 ± 7.0
MRTlast (min) 32.9 ± 7.7 30.1 ± 6.6 30.8 ± 4.4 31.4 ± 6.8 27.6 ± 6.0 26.5 ± 5.2
Vss (L·kg−1) 6.0 ± 3.7 2.6 ± 0.9 3.7 ± 3.4 6.8 ± 7.8 2.3 ± 0.8 3.1 ± 1.6

Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n= 10, each infusion rate).

λZ, terminal elimination rate constant; tmax, time at maximal concentration; Cmax, maximal concentration; AUClast, area under the curve from administration to the last measured concentration; AUCinf, area under the curve from administration to infinity; AUC%Extrap, percentage of the extrapolated area under the curve at the total area under the curve; Vz, volume of distribution; MRTlast, Mean residence time to the last measured concentration; Vss, volume of distribution at steady state.