Bayesian modeling can be used to estimate a patient's vancomycin clearance (CLvanco) and volume of distribution (Vd) on the basis of one single vancomycin level either at steady state or even after one single dose. Bayesian modeling is a mathematically complex process that involves the following...
DoseMeRx is available as a free vancomycin dosing calculator through The Dosing Institute for students and academic institutions. Access includes hands-on tutorials for therapeutic drug monitoring and precision dosing education. Sign up nowSpend more time on patients, less on calculations. We combine...
This calculator can use a single vancomycin trough to estimate true vancomycin clearance (rather than a population estimate from creatinine clearance). This calculator assumes that the vancomycin trough is drawn at steady state, which occurs prior to the fourth vancomycin dose (assuming a consistent ...
Dosing by Random Levels Calculator:This calculator uses a population Vd to calculate Ke based on a random level. The results are limited to calculating a one-time dose rather than a maintenance dose.
This calculator uses a variety of methods to estimate a patient’s elimination constant (Kel), and uses published pharmacokinetic equations to estimate the most appropriate dose in order to achieve a specified vancomycin goal (either AUC:MIC or a trough level). By default, all doses are ...
Early in the calculation process, the logic separates into 4 different branches, creates different values for vancomycin volume of distribution (Vd) and vancomycin clearance (VancoCl), and then converges again to estimate the numbers needed to dose a patient. Once I understood the relationships of...
To be best prepared to dose vancomycin you will need to: 1. Bring paper to write on and with 2. Bring a scientific calculator 3. Bring equation sheets 4. Review notes from kinetics course work 5. Review vancomycin dosing protocol (Note: this last item will be published following your kine...
(i.e., for 2-level monitoring, two concentrations drawn within the same dosing interval and not during the vancomycin infusion), number of vancomycin dose changes per vancomycin-day, and incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI was defined using the Acute Kidney Injury Network classification...