TABLE 3.

Comparison of final model to models previously found in literature

Source	Model	Mean CLi (liters/h)	Mean Vi (liters)	Median prediction error (%)	Median absolute prediction error (%)
Current study	CL = TVCL × (WT/3.5)0.75 × (0.45/SCR)0.87 × (PMA/42)0.81, V = TVV × (WT/3.5)	0.398	3.09	−13.9	30.9
Frymoyer et al. (8)	CL = 0.345 (WT/2.9)0.75 × Fmat × (1/SCR)0.267, Fmat = 1/(1 + [PMA/TM50]−Hill), V = 1.75 (WT/2.9), TM50 = 34.8, Hill = 4.53	0.398	2.17	−32.9	44.1
Lo et al. (9)	CL = 1.0 × (WT/70)0.75 × (PMA/30)3.16 × [0.83 × SGA + 1.03 × (1 − SGA)], V = 36.6 × WT/70, SGA = 1 for small for gestational age infants, 0 for appropriate for gestational age infants	0.508	1.88	−38.5	61
Zhou et al. (10)	CL = 0.0571 × (WT/1.416)0.513 × (birth WT/1.01)0.599 × (1 + 0.282 × (PNA/17)) × (1/(SCR/0.475)0.525), V = 0.791 × (WT/1.416)0.898	0.3	2.31	−14	46.2