Vancomycin Pharmacokinetics in Obese Patients with Sepsis or Septic Shock

Anne M. Masich, Shamir N. Kalaria, Jeffrey Gonzales, Emily L. Heil, Asha Tata, Kimberly C. Claeys, Devang Patel, Mathangi Gopalakrishnan

Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy · 2020 · 22 citations · 19 references

Abstract

To our knowledge, this study provides the first population-based pharmacokinetic model in obese patients with sepsis or septic shock. The nomograms generated from this pharmacokinetic model provide a simplified approach to vancomycin dosing in this patient population.

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