Pharmacokinetics of enoxaparin in COVID-19 critically ill patients.
Thromb Res
; 205: 120-127, 2021 09.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In intensive-care unit (ICU) patients, pathophysiological changes may affect the pharmacokinetics of enoxaparin and result in underdosing.OBJECTIVES:
To develop a pharmacokinetic model of enoxaparin to predict the time-exposure profiles of various thromboprophylactic regimens in COVID-19 ICU-patients.METHODS:
This was a retrospective study in ICUs of two French hospitals. Anti-Xa activities from consecutive patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection treated with enoxaparin for the prevention or the treatment of venous thrombosis were used to develop a population pharmacokinetic model using non-linear mixed effects techniques. Monte Carlo simulations were then performed to predict enoxaparin exposure at steady-state after three days of administration.RESULTS:
A total of 391 anti-Xa samples were measured in 95 patients. A one-compartment model with first-order kinetics best fitted the data. The covariate analysis showed that enoxaparin clearance (typical value 1.1 L.h-1) was related to renal function estimated by the CKD-EPI formula and volume of distribution (typical value 17.9 L) to actual body weight. Simulation of anti-Xa activities with enoxaparin 40 mg qd indicated that 64% of the patients had peak levels within the range 0.2 to 0.5 IU.mL-1 and 75% had 12-hour levels above 0.1 IU.mL-1. Administration of a total daily dose of at least 60 mg per day improved the probability of target attainment.CONCLUSION:
In ICU COVID-19 patients, exposure to enoxaparin is reduced due to an increase in the volume of distribution and clearance. Consequently, enoxaparin 40 mg qd is suboptimal to attain thromboprophylactic anti-Xa levels.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Enoxaparina
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Thromb Res
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article