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Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics and demographic data

From: Vancomycin continuous infusion versus intermittent infusion during continuous venovenous hemofiltration: slow and steady may win the race

 

Vancomycin CI (n= 14)

Vancomycin II (n= 45)

p

Age, year

60.64 (17.91)

64.3 (13.95)

0.417

Gender, male no. (%)

9 (64.2)

33 (73)

0.513

BMI, kg/m2

31.08 (6.63)

31.1(7.64)

0.969

BMI > 30 kg/m2, n (%)

6 (42.8)

21 (46.6)

0.803

Weight (kg)

92.14 (23.39)

91.0 (27.1)

0.890

CKD baseline, n (%)

6 (42.8)

21 (46.6)

0.803

HD baseline, n (%)

3 (21.4)

14 (31.1)

0.485

Mechanical ventilation*, n (%)

14 (100)

43 (95.5)

0.422

Vasopressor therapy*, n (%)

13 (92.8)

40 (88.8)

0.668

APACHEII

26.42 (8.01)

32.13(7.69)

0.019

SOFA score at the onset of therapy

14.5 (2.028)

16.5 (0.327)

0.880

ICU patients, n (%)

  

0.002

SICU

13 (91.6)

21 (46.6)

 

MICU

1 (8.4)

24 (53.4)

 

Albumin (g/dl)

3.01 (0.72)

2.86 (0.58)

0.431

LOS prior to CVVH (hr)

90.85 (114.97)

38.58 (62.55)

0.03

Hospital mortality

7 (50)

26 (57.7)

0.609

CVVH hemofiltration rate (ml/kg/hr)

23.75 (8.08)

22.1 (7.7)

0.501

CVVH hemofiltration rate >30 ml/kg/hr, n (%)

4 (28.5)

7 (15.5)

0.275

CVVH duration (hr)

262 (97.58)

243.1 (227.4)

0.761

Vancomycin start in relation to CVVH (day)

1.39 (1.84)

2.95 (5.62)

0.313

  1. LOS, length of stay. Value expressed as means (standard deviation), unless otherwise specified.
  2. *Need for mechanical ventilation, vasopressor therapy when vancomycin was started.