Correlations of vancomycin trough concentration and its efficacy and toxicity in patients in the intensive care unit  

作　　者：Teng Guo Li-Ying Du Ming-Feng Liu Xia-Jin Zhou Xin-Ran Chen 

机构地区：[1]Department of Pharmacy,The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University,Hebei Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy,Shijiazhuang 050011,Hebei Province,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2025年第16期18-28,共11页世界临床病例杂志(英文)

基　　金：Supported by the Key Project Plan of Health and Medical Science Research in Hebei Provincial Health Commission,No.20190745.

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Plasma concentration monitoring is crucial for optimizing vancomycin use,particularly in patients in the intensive care unit(ICU).However,the reference interval for vancomycin plasma concentration remains undetermined.AIM To evaluate the correlations of area under the curve(AUC_(0-24))and trough concentration(C_(min))with efficacy and nephrotoxicity in patients in the ICU.METHODS A total of 103 patients treated with vancomycin for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections were analyzed in this study.The associations of clinicodemographic characteristics(including sex,age,weight,infection sites,main etiologies of ICU cases,comorbidities,acute physiological chronic health evaluation II score,and mechanical ventilation)and pharmacokinetics(daily dose,C_(min),AUC_(0-24),and AUC_(0-24)/minimum inhibitory concentration)with efficacy and nephrotoxicity of vancomycin were evaluated with univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses.AUC_(0-24)was calculated using VCM-TDM software based on vancomycin population pharmacokinetics and Bayesian feedback method.RESULTS Cmin over 9.4μg/mL and AUC_(0-24)exceeding 359.6μg×hour/mL indicated good efficacy against infection.Cmin below 14.0μg/mL predicted no significant nephrotoxicity.CONCLUSION In this study,the effective and safe concentration interval for vancomycin in patients in the ICU was Cmin 9.4-14.0μg/mL.Close attention should be paid to adverse effects and renal function during vancomycin treatment.

关 键 词：VANCOMYCIN Therapeutic drug monitoring Intensive care unit Trough concentration Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection Area under the curve 

分 类 号：G63[文化科学—教育学]