Variable Hospital 1   Hospital 2
Females% 40   30
Males % 60   31
Age (years) 55 ± 21   49 ± 20
Height (cm) 175 ± 11   168 ±1 1
Total body weight (kg) 76.5 ± 20   79.2 ± 20.4
Duration of therapy (days) 4 ± 2.7   4 ± 2
Initial dose  (mg) 310 ± 74   298 ± 65
Initial dose  (mg/kg) 4.2 ± 0.9   3.9 ± 0.9
Total plasma concentrations 288   125
Data presented as number (N) or number ± SD. Hospital 1 is Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital 2 Mater Private Hospital.
Table 1: Patient demographics and dose data per Hospital, p <0.05 for each variable.