TABLE 2.
Parameter Estimates of Final PK Model
| Parameter | Description | Estimate | %RSE | Bootstrap Median (95% CI) |
| Structural model | ||||
| Oral clearance (CL/F) before surgery (L/h) in kidney transplant patients | 21.9 | 12.2 | 22.3 (12.5,28.8) | |
| Baseline CL/F after surgery in kidney transplant patients (L/h) | 20.5 | 5.9 | 20.3 (18.1,22.9) | |
| Baseline CL/F after surgery in liver transplant patients (L/h) | 12.9 | 17.9 | 12.7 (7.74,20.2) | |
| Age effect | −0.397 | 27.7 | −0.443 (−0.767, −0.191) | |
| POD effect in early period in kidney transplant patient | 0.112 | 13.3 | 0.107 (0.0748, 0.138) | |
| POD effect in liver transplant patient | 0.0557 | 63.2 | 0.0589 (0.00161, 0.195) | |
| POD effect in late period in kidney transplant patient | −0.023 | 13.3 | −0.0237 (−0.0506, −0.00148) | |
| Apparent volume (L) | 499 | 12.2 | 482 (355, 647) | |
| Body weight effect | 1.30 | 34.6 | 1.26 (0.0756, 2.29) | |
| Absorption rate constant | 2.59 | 14.3 | 2.60 (1.96, 3.47) | |
| Lag time of first-order absorption | 0.25 (fix) | |||
| Interindividual variability (CV%) | ||||
| ωCL/F | Interindividual variability of CL/F | 43.4 | 6.4 | 50.8 (39.7, 67.5) |
| ωV/F | Interindividual variability of V/F | 84.2 | 11.9 | 89.6 (30.0, 118) |
| Correlation coefficients | ||||
| ρCL/F-V/F | Correlation coefficients between CL/F and V/F | 0.221 | 40.5 | 0.198 (0.0186, 0.281) |
| Residual error | ||||
| σadd, 1* | Additive error | 0.0001 (fix) | ||
| σprop, 1* | Proportional error | 0.244 | 3.6 | 0.244 (0.227, 0.262) |
| σadd, 2* | Additive error | −2.77 | 13.7 | −2.91 (−3.5, −2.1) |
| σadd, 3* | Additive error | 2.78 | 10.3 | 2.71 (2.34, 3.03) |
Number refers to the hospital where data were collected (1: Seoul National University Hospital, 2: Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, 3: Chonnam National University Hospital).
PK, pharmacokinetics; POD, postoperative days; CI, confidential interval; CL, clearance; F, bioavailability; V, volume of distribution; WT, body weight.