Research Article

Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of Terlipressin Delivered by Continuous Intravenous Infusion in Patients with Cirrhosis and Refractory Ascites

Table 3

Summary of terlipressin PK parameters.

CL (L/min)CL (mL/min/kg)V (L)V (L/kg)K (min-1) (min)

Mean0.495.631.60.330.02042.3
Median0.495.723.50.290.01937.1
%CV24.216.780.253.249.252.1
Range0.34, 0.694.1, 6.913.8, 82.30.18, 0.680.008, 0.03818.3, 83.1

CL: clearance; %CV: percent coefficient of variation; K: elimination rate constant; : half-life; V: volume of distribution.