Table 5.

Serum concentrations of vancomycin and tobramycin in postoperative days 1–5

Detectable serum concentrations of vancomycin and tobramycin in patients on postoperative days 1–5 (µg/ml)
Pt. ID no.	Day 1		Day 2		Day 3		Day 4		Day 5
	Vanc	Tobra	Vanc	Tobra	Vanc	Tobra	Vanc	Tobra	Vanc	Tobra
04	2.4	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5
05	< 2.0	0.7	< 2.0	0.7	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5
06	2.5	0.7	2.4	< 0.5	2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5
08	2.6	1.8	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5
16	3.1	1.1	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5
21	2.2	0.9	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5
23	3.7	4.1	3.3	1.5	3.0	< 0.5	2.5	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5
26	< 2.0	0.6	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5
28	< 2.0	2.1	< 2.0	0.8	< 2.0	0.6	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5
30	< 2.0	0.7	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5
32	< 2.0	1.7	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5
35	< 2.0	1.7	< 2.0	0.7	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5	< 2.0	< 0.5

Detectable values are highlighted in bold. Only patients with detectable serum values were included. Total of 50 patients tested

Vacn vancomycin, Tobra tobramycin