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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients

From: Acute-on-chronic liver failure alters linezolid pharmacokinetics in critically ill patients with continuous hemodialysis: an observational study

 

NLF

ACLF

Combined

Number of patients

9

9

18

Males

5 (56%)

7 (78%)

 

Number of PK samples

259

195

454

Number of PK samples per patient

30 (12–33)

21 (12–31)

25 (12–33)

Age (Years)

69 (8)

52 (13)

61 (14)

Weight (kg)

88 (15)

87 (11)

87 (13)

Height (cm)

172 (7)

177 (8)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

29.7 (4.8)

27.8 (4.5)

 

APACHE II

28 (10)

30 (10)

29 (10)

SAPS II

52 (15)

56 (14)

54 (14)

MELD

n/a

31 (7)

n/a

CLIF-SOFA

n/a

15 (4)

 

PT (%)

83 (21)

60 (28)

72 (27)

Bilirubin (mg/dL)

2.0 (3.0)

10.8 (10.7)

6.4 (8.9)

Antithrombin (%)

85 (25)

34 (22)

59 (35)

RRT modes and flow rates

 CVVHD (n)

8

5

 

 Blood flow (ml/min)

100 (80–120)

120 (100–350)

 

 Dialysate flow (ml/h)

2000 (1500–3300)

2400 (2000–4800)

 

 Ultrafiltration (ml/h)

150 (0–250)

150 (0–200)

 

 CVVH (n)

1

4

 

 Blood flow (ml/min)

200

200 (150–200)

 

 Replacement fluid (ml/h)

2000

2000 (2000–4000)

 

 Ultrafiltration (ml/h)

150

0 (0–80)

 
  1. NLF patients without liver failure, ACLF acute-on-chronic liver failure due to liver cirrhosis, BMI Body Mass Index, APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, SAPS II Simplified Acute Physiology Score, MELD Model of End Stage Liver Disease, CLIF-SOFA Chronic Liver Failure Consortium Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, PT prothrombin time, RRT renal replacement therapy, RRT flow rates at time point T0, data are given as mean (standard deviation) or median (range)