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. 2021 Nov 12;10(11):1390. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10111390

Table 3.

Adapted pharmacokinetic parameters used in Monte Carlo simulations [5].

Drug
[Ref]
Cefepime
[18,19,20,21,22,23]
Ceftazidime
[24,25,26,27,28,29]
Ertapenem
[5,30]
Imipenem
[5,30]
Meropenem
[5,30]
Piperacillin
[23,31,32,33,34]
Tazobactam
[23,33]
Vd (L/kg) 0.48 ± 0.24
(0.16–1.11)
0.34 ± 0.20
(0.13–1.1)
0.19 ± 0.07
(0.13–0.34)
0.34 ± 0.1
(0.21−0.63)
0.41 ± 0.18
(0.08−1.07)
0.40 ± 0.21
(0–1.11)
0.50 ± 0.37
(0–2.13)
Free
Fraction
0.79 ± 0.09
(0.72–0.85)
0.86 ± 0.05
(0.75–0.94)
0.25 ± 0.45
(0−1)
0.8 ± 0.16
(0−1)
0.79 ± 0.09
(0−1)
0.76 ± 0.2
(0–1)
0.74 ± 0.27
(0–1)
NR CL (mL/min) 24.33 ± 11.25
(13–44)
15.9 ± 9.9
(8–37.7)
11 ± 3
(10−19)
100.5 ± 28
(53−160)
54.9 ± 49
(0−251)
48.5 ± 37
(0–187)
40.4 ± 70
(0–381)
Sieving
coefficient
0.67 ± 0.13
(0–1)
0.85 ± 0.05
(0–1)
0.2 ± 0.06
(0−1)
0.57 ± 0.1
(0−1)
0.63 ± 0.13
(0−1)
0.6 ± 0.28
(0–1)
0.8 ± 0.36
(0–1)
r2 weight and Vd 0.4197 0.0237 0.3318 0.17 0.1435 0.0567 0.0049
r2 weight and
NR CL
0.038 0.1254 0.1156 0.013 0.0072 0.036 0.0098
Weight ± SD (kg) Less intensive: 84.1 ± 18.9; Intensive: 84.1 ± 19.6
CRRT %
delivered
Less intensive: 0.95 ± 0.35 (0–1); Intensive: 0.89 ± 0.39 (0–1)
Qeff (mL/kg/h) Less intensive: 22 ± 6.1 (0–47.5) vs. Intensive: 35.8 ± 6.4 (0–47.5)
Qrep (L/h) Less intensive: 0.83 ± 0.25 (0.33–1.33); Intensive: 0.89 ± 0.39 (0–1)

All values are mean ± standard deviation (minimum–maximum limits). Abbreviations: CL = clearance; NR = nonrenal; r2 = correlation; Vd = volume of distribution; Qeff = effluent flow rate; Qrep = replacement fluid rate.