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. 2017 Apr 20;12(4):e0175688. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175688

Table 2. Comparison of concomitant drugs used between VA-AKI and No-AKI patients.

Total
n = 665
AKI
n = 120
NO-AKI
n = 545
P value
Source of VAN, n (%) 1.000b
Wenkexin*1 655 (98.6) 119 (99.2) 536 (98.5)
Laikexin*2 9 (1.4) 1 (0.8) 8 (1.5)
LOT, n (n) 1.0 (5.0) 6.0 (11) 1.0 (3.0) 0.000
Mean daily dosage, n (%) 0.000
0.5 g 145 (21.9) 5 (4.2) 140 (25.8)
1.0 g 273 (41.2) 34 (28.3) 239 (44.1)
1.5 g 40 (6.0) 13 (10.8) 27 (5.0)
2.0 g 200 (30.2) 66 (55.0) 134 (24.7)
3.0 g 4 (0.6) 2 (1.7) 2 (0.4)
TDM, n (%) 36 (5.4) 19 (15.8) 17 (3.1) 0.000
Concomitant drugs
Vasopressors, n (%) 56 (8.4) 38 (31.7) 18 (3.3) 0.000
Nitrates, n (%) 69 (10.4) 31 (25.8) 38 (7.0) 0.000
β-receptor blockers, n (%) 156 (23.5) 58 (48.3) 98 (18.0) 0.000
Phentolamine, n (%) 3 (0.5) 3 (2.5) 0 (0.0) 0.006b
Amlodipine, n (%) 123 (18.5) 21 (17.5) 102 (18.7) 0.756
Sodium nitroprusside, n (%) 3 (0.5) 3 (2.5) 0 (0.0) 0.006b
ARBs, n (%) 44 (6.6) 7 (5.8) 37 (6.8) 0.703
ACEIs, n (%) 23 (3.5) 10 (8.3) 13 (2.4) 0.001
Aminoglycosides, n (%) 19 (2.9) 9 (7.5) 10 (1.8) 0.001
Amphotericin B, n (%) 3 (0.5) 1 (0.8) 2 (0.4) 0.450b
Azole antifungals, n (%) 63 (9.5) 30 (25.0) 33 (6.1) 0.000
Micafungin, n (%) 39 (5.9) 20 (16.7) 19 (3.5) 0.000
Metronidazole, n (%) 26 (3.9) 16 (13.3) 10 (1.8) 0.000
Nystatin, n (%) 24 (3.6) 15 (12.5) 9 (1.7) 0.000
Acyclovir, n (%) 24 (3.6) 15 (12.5) 9 (1.7) 0.000
Imipenem-cystatins, n (%) 61 (9.2) 20 (16.7) 41 (7.5) 0.002
β-lactam antibiotics, n (%) 593 (89.2) 103 (85.8) 490 (89.9) 0.193
Macrolides, n (%) 19 (2.9) 11 (9.2) 8 (1.5) 0.000
Quinolones, n (%) 108 (16.2) 35 (29.2) 73 (13.4) 0.000
Sulfonamides, n (%) 175 (26.3) 88 (73.3) 87 (16.0) 0.000
Tigecycline, n (%) 4 (0.6) 2 (1.7) 2 (0.4) 0.310a
Diuretics, n (%) 175 (26.3) 88 (73.3) 87 (16.0) 0.000
20% mannitol, n (%) 24 (3.6) 7 (5.8) 17 (3.1) 0.149
Low-molecular-weight dextran, n (%) 19 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 19 (3.5) 0.033b
NSAIDs, n (%) 222 (33.4) 35 (29.2) 187 (34.3) 0.279
Immunosuppressants, n (%) 20 (3.0) 13 (10.8) 7 (1.3) 0.000
Glucocorticoids, n (%) 122 (18.3) 51 (42.5) 71 (13.0) 0.000
Chemotherapy drugs, n (%) 23 (3.5) 12 (10.0) 11 (2.0) 0.000
Contrast medium, n (%) 22 (3.3) 15 (12.5) 7 (1.3) 0.000
Compound glycyrrhizin, n (%) 98 (14.7) 48 (40.0) 50 (9.2) 0.000
Compound fresh bamboo juice, n (%) 17 (2.6) 6 (5.0) 11 (2.0) 0.061
Liquorice tablets, n (%) 9 (1.4) 1 (0.8) 8 (1.5) 0.914a
Ganmao Qingre granules, n (%) 41 (6.2) 11 (9.2) 30 (5.5) 0.131
Yunnan Baiyao capsules, n (%) 19 (2.9) 11 (9.2) 8 (1.5) 0.000
Ursodeoxycholic acid, n (%) 20 (3.0) 13 (10.8) 7 (1.3) 0.000
Simotang, n (%) 2 (0.3) 1 (0.8) 1 (0.2) 0.329b
Qingkailing, n (%) 2 (0.3) 1 (0.8) 1 (0.2) 0.329b
Senna leaf, n (%) 267 (39.8) 7 (5.8) 258 (47.3) 0.000

*1: Trade name: Wenkexin, generic name: Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Injection, manufacturer: Eli Lilly KK Seishin Laboratories, specification: 500 mg/bottle.

*2: Trade name: Laikexin, generic name: Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Injection, manufacturers: Zhejiang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Xinchang Pharmaceutical Factory, Specification: 500 mg/bottle.