This exploratory study aimed to develop a risk prediction model of vancomycin-associated nephrotoxicity (VANT) in elderly patients. Clinical information of elderly patients who received vancomycin therapy from January 2016 to June 2018 was retrieved. A total of 255 patients were included in this study. Univariate analysis and multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that vancomycin trough concentration ≥ 20 mg/L (odds ratio (OR) = 3.009; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.345-6.732), surgery (OR = 3.357; 95% CI 1.309-8.605), the Charlson Comorbidities Index ≥ 4 points (OR = 2.604; 95% CI 1.172-5.787), concomitant use of cardiotonic drug (OR = 3.283; 95% CI 1.340-8.042), plasma volume expander (OR = 3.459; 95% CI 1.428-8.382), and piperacillin/tazobactam (OR = 2.547; 95% CI 1.680-6.007) were risk factors for VANT in elderly patients. Furthermore, a VANT risk prediction model was developed, which had good discriminative power and was well-calibrated.
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