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Table 1 Main characteristics of patients according to acute kidney injury (AKI) status during the observation period

From: Physicochemical analysis of blood and urine in the course of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: a prospective, observational study

 

No AKI (n = 55)

Transient AKI (n = 57)

Persistent AKI (n = 56)

P

Male gender

30 (54.5%)

31 (54.4%)

32 (57.1%)

0.95

Age (years)

47 [29,63]

54 [38,62]

56 [45,69]

0.19

Ideal body weight (Kg)

56 [52,63]

54 [48,64]

55 [48,63]

0.79

SAPS 3 (ICU admission)

33 [27,50]

47 [37,57]

51 [33,62]

0.01

SOFA (ICU admission)

4 [2,7]

6 [4,8]

7 [5,10]

0.01

Associated diseases

    

-COPD

1 (1.8%)

1 (1.8%)

1 (1.8%)

1.00

-Heart failure

4 (7.3%)

5 (8.8%)

10 (17.9%)

0.16

-Cirrhosis

3 (5.5%)

1 (1.8%)

0 (0%)

0.16

Creatinine baseline- mg/dl

0.63 [0.51,0.79]

0.91 [0.63,1.17]

0.84 [0.64,1.08]

<0.01

Loop Diuretics

17 (30.9%)

27 (47.4%)

26 (46.4%)

0.14

Bicarbonate

4 (7.3%)

9 (15.8%)

17 (30.4%)

0.01

Vasopressor

14 (25.5%)

25 (43.9%)

35 (62.5%)

<0.01

Mechanical ventilation

33 (60%)

35 (61.4%)

36 (64.3%)

0.89

Renal replacement therapy

0 (0%)

1 (1.8%)

17 (30.4%)

<0.01

Main diagnosis

   

0.01

-Severe sepsis/septic shock

8 (14.5%)

17 (29.8%)

29 (51.7%)

 

-Respiratory failure

10 (18.2%)

12 (21.1%)

9 (16.0%)

 

-Neurologic syndromes

9 (16.4%)

8 (14.0%)

6 (10.8%)

 

-Post-operative

7 (12.7%)

7 (12.3%)

2 (3.6%)

 

-Trauma

8 (14.5%)

3 (5.3%)

1 (1.8%)

 

-Non-septic shock

2 (3.7%)

4 (7.0%)

2 (3.6%)

 

-Others

11 (20%)

6 (10.5%)

7 (12.5%)

 

Maximum AKIN stage

   

<0.01

-Stage 1

 

37 (64.9%)

11 (19.7%)

 

-Stage 2

 

15 (26.3%)

25 (44.6%)

 

-Stage 3

 

5 (8.8%)

20 (35.7%)

 

Mortality

    

-ICU

3 (5.5%)

7 (12.3%)

17 (30.4%)

0.01

-Hospital

7 (12.7%)

11 (19.3%)

25 (44.6%)

<0.01

  1. SAPS: simplified acute physiology score; SOFA: sequential organ failure assessment; ICU: intensive care unit;
  2. COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; AKIN: acute kidney injury network.