Population Pharmacokinetics of Tranexamic Acid in Paediatric Patients Undergoing Craniosynostosis Surgery
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
Population Pharmacokinetics of Tranexamic Acid in Paediatric Patients Undergoing Craniosynostosis Surgery Susan M. Goobie • Petra M. Meier • Navil F. Sethna Sulpicio G. Soriano • David Zurakowski • Snehal Samant • Luis M. Pereira
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Published online: 1 February 2013 Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2013
Abstract Background Tranexamic acid (TXA) effectively reduces blood loss and transfusion requirements during craniofacial surgery. The pharmacokinetics of TXA have not been fully characterized in paediatric patients and dosing regimens remain diverse in practice. A mixed-effects population analysis would characterize patient variability and guide dosing practices. Objective The objective of this study was to conduct a population pharmacokinetic analysis and develop a model to predict an effective TXA dosing regimen for children with craniosynostosis undergoing cranial remodelling procedures. Methods The treatment arm of a previously reported placebo-controlled efficacy trial was analysed. Twentythree patients with a mean age 23 ± 19 months received a TXA loading dose of 50 mg/kg over 15 min at a constant rate, followed by a 5 mg/kg/h maintenance infusion during surgery. TXA plasma concentrations were measured and modelled with a non-linear mixed-effects strategy using Monolix 4.1 and NONMEM 7.2. Results TXA pharmacokinetics were adequately described by a two-compartment open model with systemic clearance (CL) depending on bodyweight (WT) and age. The apparent volume of distribution of the central compartment (V1) was also dependent on bodyweight. Both the inter-compartmental clearance (Q) and the apparent volume S. M. Goobie (&) P. M. Meier N. F. Sethna S. G. Soriano D. Zurakowski L. M. Pereira Department of Anesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA e-mail: [email protected] S. Samant Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, Boston, MA, USA
of distribution of the peripheral compartment (V2) were independent of any covariate. The final model may be summarized as: CL (L/h) = [2.3 9 (WT/12)1.59 9 AGE–0.0934] 9 eg1, V1 (L) = [2.34 9 (WT/12)1.4] 9 eg2, Q (L/h) = 2.77 9 eg3 and V2 (L) = 1.53 9 eg4, where each g corresponds to the inter-patient variability for each parameter. No significant correlation was found between blood volume loss and steady-state TXA concentrations. Based on this model and simulations, lower loading doses than used in the clinical study should produce significantly lower peak concentrations while maintaining similar steady-state concentrations. Conclusions A two-compartment model with covariates bodyweight and age adequately characterized the disposition of TXA. A loading dose of 10 mg/kg over 15 min followed by a 5 mg/kg/h maintenance infusion was simulated to produce steady-state TXA plasma concentrations above the 16 lg/mL threshold. This dosing scheme reduces the initial high peaks observed with the larger dose of 50 mg/kg over 15 min
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