Table 1

Characteristics of the enrolled patients

Patient
Gender
Age (years)
Body weight (kg)
Diagnosis
Etiology of ARF
Type of ARF
APACHE II score
4T score
Circuit survival time (hours)

1
Male
76
75
Ventricular rupture
Cardiac failure
Nonoliguric
23
4
62.3
2
Female
76
72
Post-CABG × 5
Cardiac failure
Oliguric
20
8
50.2
3
Female
71
62
Rectal resection
Sepsis
Oliguric
24
4
20.0
4
Female
65
70
Post-CABG × 3
Cardiac failure
Oliguric
21
8
89.0
5
Male
75
70
Post-CABG × 5
Cardiac failure
Oliguric
20
5
29.3

4T score, probability score for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, based on extent, timing, and cause of thrombocytopenia and complications of heparin administration; APACHE II, Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation II; ARF, acute renal failure; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting.

de Pont et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R102   doi:10.1186/cc6119