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. 2014 Jul;58(7):3744–3751. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02089-13

TABLE 2.

Population PK parameters of piperacillin in burn patients

Parameter Estimated value % RSEa Bootstrap median (95% CIb)
Structural model
    TVCLc = θ1 × (CLCR/132) + (DAI × θ5)
        θ1 16.6 liters/h 5.96 16.2 (13.4–18.4)
        θ5 −0.0874 liters/h 21.9 −0.0862 (−0.122 to −0.0336)
    TVV1d = θ2 + sepsis × θ6
        θ2 25.3 liters 7.79 24.4 (21.0–29.6)
        θ6 14.8 liters 28.5 13.9 (6.07–24.2)
    V2 16.1 liters 52.9 15.4 (3.72–931)
    Q 0.636 liters/h 22.5 0.730 (0.420–2.62)
Interindividual variability (CV%)
    ωCL 35.4% 26.3 34.5 (23.7–45.0)
    ωV1 42.4% 31.3 35.5 (22.9–51.3)
    ρCL-V1 0.434 0.589 (0.121–0.832)
    ωQ 90.3% 38.1 79.1 (0.316–122)
Residual error
    σadditive 0.359 mg/liter 41.4 0.348 (0.000–0.590)
    σproportional 18.5% 20.3 17.1 (10.3–25.0)
a

RSE, relative standard error.

b

95% CI estimated by applying the final population PK model to 1,000 resampled data sets.

c

TVCL, typical value of clearance.

d

TVV1, typical value of central volume of distribution.