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Alrahahleh D, Thoma Y, Van Daele R, Nguyen T, Halena S, Luig M, Stocker S, Kim HY, Alffenaar JW. Bayesian Vancomycin Model Selection for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Neonates. Clin Pharmacokinet 2024; 63:367-380. [PMID: 38416322 PMCID: PMC10954945 DOI: 10.1007/s40262-024-01353-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Pharmacokinetic models can inform drug dosing of vancomycin in neonates to optimize therapy. However, the model selected needs to describe the intended population to provide appropriate dose recommendations. Our study aims to identify the population pharmacokinetic (PopPK) model(s) with the best performance to predict vancomycin exposure in neonates in our hospital. METHODS Relevant published PopPK models for vancomycin in neonates were selected based on demographics and vancomycin dosing strategy. The predictive performance of the models was evaluated in Tucuxi using a local cohort of 69 neonates. Mean absolute error (MAE), relative bias (rBias) and relative root mean square error (rRMSE) were used to quantify the accuracy and precision of the predictive performance of each model for three different approaches: a priori, a posteriori, and Bayesian forecasting for the next course of therapy based on the previous course predictions. A PopPK model was considered clinically acceptable if rBias was between ± 20 and 95% confidence intervals included zero. RESULTS A total of 25 PopPK models were identified and nine were considered suitable for further evaluation. The model of De Cock et al. 2014 was the only clinically acceptable model based on a priori [MAE 0.35 mg/L, rBias 0.8 % (95% confidence interval (CI) - 7.5, 9.1%), and rRMSE 8.9%], a posteriori [MAE 0.037 mg/L, rBias - 0.23% (95% CI - 1.3, 0.88%), and rRMSE 6.02%] and Bayesian forecasting for the next courses [MAE 0.89 mg/L, rBias 5.45% (95% CI - 8.2, 19.1%), and rRMSE 38.3%) approaches. CONCLUSIONS The De Cock model was selected based on a comprehensive approach of model selection to individualize vancomycin dosing in our neonates.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dua'a Alrahahleh
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Pharmacy School, The University of Sydney, Pharmacy Building (A15), Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia
- Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- The University Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute (Sydney ID), The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- School of Engineering and Management Vaud, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, 1400, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Pharmacy Department, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Pharmacy School, The University of Sydney, Pharmacy Building (A15), Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia
- Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- The University Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute (Sydney ID), The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Westmead Hospital, NSW, Westmead, Australia
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- Department of Neonatology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Pharmacy School, The University of Sydney, Pharmacy Building (A15), Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia
- Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- The University Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute (Sydney ID), The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Pharmacy School, The University of Sydney, Pharmacy Building (A15), Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia
- The University Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute (Sydney ID), The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Department of Pharmacy, Westmead Hospital, NSW, Westmead, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Pharmacy School, The University of Sydney, Pharmacy Building (A15), Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia.
- Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
- The University Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute (Sydney ID), The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
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Chung E, Seto W. Association between vancomycin therapeutic drug monitoring and clinical outcomes in treating neonatal sepsis. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2023; 62:106958. [PMID: 37633423 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2023.106958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Neonatal sepsis is commonly treated with vancomycin in the neonatal intensive care unit. Therapeutic drug monitoring of vancomycin is routinely used to personalise dosing to optimise effectiveness and avoid toxicity. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to define a target range by evaluating associations between vancomycin trough concentrations or area under the concentration time curve over 24 hours (AUC24h) and clinical outcomes in neonates. METHODS Neonates, who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit and received intravenous vancomycin, were included in this retrospective cohort study. For evaluating effectiveness, patients who received vancomycin for < 5 days were excluded. The AUC24h was estimated based on a study-derived population pharmacokinetic model. Primary outcomes were persistent/recurrent infections and mortality within 30 days. Secondary outcomes, including acute kidney injury (AKI), were also assessed. Logistic regression and classification and regression tree analyses were performed. RESULTS A total of 448 patients (123 patients for effectiveness analysis) were included. A vancomycin trough > 10 mg/L was associated with 70% lower odds of persistent/recurrent infections (adjusted OR 0.30, 95% CI 0.09-0.86; P = 0.023). Patients who took more than a day to reach target range had 1.4 times higher odds of persistent/recurrent infections or death (P = 0.04). A vancomycin trough > 15 mg/L was associated with a three times higher risk of AKI (P = 0.003). An AUC24h of 420-650 mg*h/L was also associated with the lowest risk of composite outcomes (adjusted OR 0.29, 95% CI 0.08-0.86; P = 0.025). CONCLUSION A vancomycin trough target range of 10-15 mg/L and achievement of this target within a day of treatment initiation were associated with the most optimal clinical outcomes in treating neonatal sepsis.
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- Erin Chung
- Department of Pharmacy, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Child Health Evaluative Sciences, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario, Canada
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