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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ther Drug Monit. 2012 Jun;34(3):312–319. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e3182587665

TABLE 4.

Individual Empirical Bayesian Pharmacokinetic Parameter Estimates by Gestational Age Group

Gestational Age (Weeks) CL (L/h) 95% CI CL (L/h/kg) 95% CI V (L) 95% CI V (L/kg) 95% CI Half-life (h) 95% CI
<26 0.239 0.048, 1.286 0.311 0.069, 1.303 2.15 0.32, 16.99 3.44 0.51, 20.91 8.8 2.7, 16.8
26–29 0.401 0.037, 1.306 0.371 0.055, 0.777 2.44 0.40, 10.09 2.83 0.39, 9.21 5.9 1.5, 17.4
30–32 0.393 0.248, 1.612 0.261 0.145, 1.671 3.38 1.47, 17.98 2.42 0.86, 13.25 4.5 1.6, 7.7
Overall 0.302 0.044, 1.612 0.338 0.067, 1.303 2.75 0.32, 16.99 2.72 0.48, 17.16 6.9 1.7, 16.7

CL, clearance, V, volume of distribution; CI, confidence interval.