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. 2018 Nov 30;44(3):361–370. doi: 10.1007/s13318-018-0534-2

Table 6.

Population pharmacokinetic model of vancomycin in adult patients

Author Population Sample size Age (years) No. of model PopPK model
Lin [10] Adult Chinese patients 179 51.6 ± 16.9 1 CL (L/h) = 7.56 × (CLCR/104.71)0.886; Vd (L) = 101
Deng [7] Adult Chinese patients 72 NA 1 CL (L/h) = 4.90 (CLCR ≥ 80 ml/min);
CL (L/h) = 0.0654 × CLCR if CLCR < 80 ml/min.; Vd (L) = 47.76
Leu [11] MRSA infectors 76 NA 1 CL (mL/min) = CLCR;
Vd (L) = (0.17 × AGE) + (0.22 × ABW) + 15
Revilla [12] ICU patients 191 61.1 ± 16.3 1 CL (mL/min/kg) = 0.67 × CLCR + AGE-0.24;
Vd (L/kg) = 0.82 × 2.49 × A
A = 0 or 1 if SCR ≤ or SCR > 1 mg/dl
Sanchez [6] Adult patients 141 55 ± 14.58 2 CL (L/h) = 0.157 + 0.563 × CLCR;
V1 (L) = 0.283 × TBW; V2 (L) = 32.2 × AGE/53.5; Q = 0.563 × TBW
Tanaka [13] Adult patients 164 74 (17–95) 1 CL (L/h) = 0.875 × GFR; Vd (L) = 0.864 (L/kg)
Dolton [14] Burn patients 70 34 (15–88) 2 CL (L/h) = 4.7 × (CLCR/6.53);
Control patients 72 (38 ~ 95) V1 (L) = 68.4 × WT/70-33.1 × BURN;
V2 (L) = 73(L/h) × WT/70; Q (L/h) = 4.54
Yamamoto [15] Healthy people 106 21.7 (20 ~ 25) 2 CL (L/h) = 3.83, if CLCR ≤ 85 mL/min
CL (L/h) = 0.0322 × CLCR + 0.32, if CLCR < 85 mL/min; Vd (L) = 0.206 × WT
Llopis-Salvia [16] Adult patients 50 60 (18–81) 2 CL(L/h) = 0.034 × CLCR + 0.015 × TBW;
V1 (L/h) = 0.414 × TBW; V2 (L/kg) = 1.32 × TBW; Q (L/h) = 7.48
Staatz [17] Adult patients 102 66 (17–7) 1 CL(L/h) = 2.97 × (1 + 0.0205 × (CLCR − CLCRmedian));
Vd (L/h) = 1.24
Buelga [18] Blood cancer patients 215 64.7 ± 11.3 1 CL (L/h) = 1.08 × CLCR; Vd (L) = 0.98 × WT(L/kg)
Yasuhara [19] Adult patients 190 64.3 (19.3–89.6) 2 CL (L/h) = 0.0478 × CLCR (CLce ≤ 85 mL/min)
CL (L/h) = 3.51 × CLCR (CLCR > 85 mL/min);
V1 = 60.7; V2 = 24.63; Q = 60.7
Lin Zhong [20] Adult infected patients 98 52.9 ± 17.2 1 CL (L/h) = 0.18 × (Scr)0.19 × (Sex)0.31;
V1 (L) = = 20.85 × (Scr)0.52 × (Age)0.23 × (WT)0.98
Liu Chang [21] Adult patients 276 40.83 ± 21.23 1 CL (L/h) = (3.35 × Infection + (1-Infection) × 6.74) × e0.0829;
Vd (L) = (42.8 × Infection + (1-infection) × 26.6) × e0.147
Infected population Infection = 1, no-infected population Infection = 0
Wang Rong [22] Severe patients in neurosurgery 42 53 ± 14 2 CL (L/h) = 3.55 × (CLCR/94.1)0.84;
V1 (L) = (62.8 − ALB) × (AGE/57.9)0.37;
V2 (L) = 35.4 × (1 + (0.81 × GEND) × e(AGE−57.9) × 0.03; Q = 7.04
Zhang Jin [8] Elderly patients 64 73.99 ± 6.90 1 CL (L/h) = 4.23 × (CLCR/76.82)0.774; V (L) = 71.4
Chen Bing [23] Adult patients 169 47.3 ± 19.6 2 CL (L/h) = 4.02 × (CLCR/90)0.58; V1 (L) = 21.8; V2 (L) = 67.1; Q (L/h) = 6.01
He Xiaorong [24] Elderly patients 260 76.79 ± 11.18 1 CL (L/h) = (1.71 + 8.31 × (1 − e(−0.0113(L/h)×CL)CR)) × 0.475(AGE/72)
Vd (L) = 26.2 × 0.475[AGE/72]
Weng Fangjuan [25] Adult Gram-positive bacterial infection in ICU 103 NA 1 CL (L/h) = 0.044 × CLCR; V1 (L) = 0.542 × AGE; V2 (L) = 44.2;
Q (L/h) = 6.95
Wu Wei [26] Adult patients 100 51.75 ± 16.54 1 CL (L/h) = 7.56 × (CLCR/104.7133)0.886; Vd (L) = 101
Meng Long [27] NA 129 NA 2 CL (L/h) = 3.56 × (CLCR/94.1)0.85;
V1 (L) = (31 − (ALB-33.1) × 108) × (AGE/57.9)0.34;
V2 (L) = 21.6 × (1 + 1.27 × SEX); Q (L/h) = 5.94
Wang Yang [28] Severe lower respiratory tract infection patients 70 NA 2 CL (L/h) = 1.67 × e(η1),
V1 (L) = 33.04 × [1 − 0.199 × (60/SCR)] × e(η2)
V2 (L) = 19.29 × e(η4)
Q (L/h) = 7.08 × 2.053(ALB) × e(η3),

CLCR creatinine clearance rate, Vd volume of distribution, V1 volume of distribution of the central compartment; V2 volume of distribution of the peripheral compartment, Q intercompartmental clearance, GEND gender, WT bodyweight, SCR serum creatinine