Restricted
Infectious Diseases consultation recommended.
Body weight calculation (kg)
ABW = Actual body weight IBW = Ideal body weight
DBW = dosing body weight
For “non-obese” patients use: ABW For “obese” patients use: DBW
Creatinine clearance (mL/min)
CrCl (male) = [(140 – age) x weight x 60] / [50 x serum creatinine (umol/L)]
CrCl (female) = CrCl (male) x 0.85
Age is in years.
Weight (kg) = ABW if non-obese, or = DBW if obese
Steady-State Plasma Concentration
Susceptibility Breakpoint
Expressing Colistin Doses