Table 1

Factors for preharvesting serum creatinine level greater than 120 μmol/L


All patients
(n = 143)
Preharvesting creatinine


<120 μmol/L
(n = 112)
>120 μmol/L
(n = 31)

Demographic data



     Women, number (percentage)
54 (38)
50 (45)
4 (13)a
     Age (years) (mean ± SD)
38 ± 14
38 ± 13
39 ± 15
Causes of ICU admission



     Head trauma, number (percentage)
70 (49)
50 (45)
20 (65)a
     Intracranial bleeding, number (percentage)
57 (40)
53 (47)
4 (13)a
     Cerebral anoxia, number (percentage)
8 (5.5)
4 (3.5)
4 (13)
     Suicide, number (percentage)
8 (5.5)
5 (4.5)
3 (10)
ICU steps



     Duration of stay in ICU (hours) (mean ± SD)
70 ± 64
76 ± 66
49 ± 48a
     Duration of brain death (hours) (mean ± SD)
30 ± 14
29 ± 12
33 ± 18
     Duration of brain death >24 hours (percentage)
58 (41)
50 (44)
8 (26)
Catecholamines



     Dopamine, number (percentage)
37 (26)
32 (29)
5 (16)
     Dobutamine, number (percentage)
11 (8)
10 (9)
1 (3)
     Epinephrine, number (percentage)
51 (36)
31 (28)
20 (64)a
     Norepinephrine, number (percentage)
101 (71)
80 (71)
21 (68)
Fluid expansion



     Isotonic saline solution (mL) (mean ± SD)
3,655 ± 4,003
3,667 ± 4,247
3,612 ± 3,015
     Lactate ringer (mL) (mean ± SD)
2,582 ± 2,598
2,665 ± 2,633
2,280 ± 2,483
     Gelatin (mL) (mean ± SD)
446 ± 928
466 ± 971
370 ± 763
     Hydroxyethylstarch, number (percentage)
113 (79)
86 (77)
27 (87)
     Hydroxyethylstarch (mL) (mean ± SD)
1,170 ± 1,080
1,140 ± 1,100
1,274 ± 1,015
Osmotherapy



     Mannitol 20% (mL) (mean ± SD)
185 ± 285
200 ± 301
132 ± 215
     Hypertonic saline solution 7.5% (mL) (mean ± SD)
131 ± 296
130 ± 281
130 ± 351
Urine output modulators



     Furosemide, number (percentage)
36 (25)
30 (27)
6 (19)
     Furosemide (mg) (mean ± SD)
16 ± 51
16 ± 56
12 ± 28
     Desmopressin, number (percentage)
114 (80)
98 (87)
16 (52)a
     Desmopressin (μg) (mean ± SD)
5.9 ± 5.7
6.8 ± 6.1
2.7 ± 3a
Hemodynamic profile during ICU resuscitation



     Cardiac arrest, number (percentage)
26 (18)
14 (12)
12 (39)a
     Shock, number (percentage)
93 (65)
67 (60)
26 (83)a
     Duration of shock (minutes) (mean ± SD)
80 ± 142
61 ± 104
150 ± 223a
     MAP upon admission (mm Hg) (mean ± SD)
89 ± 25
93 ± 23
75 ± 26a
     Preharvesting MAP (mm Hg) (mean ± SD)
81 ± 17
82 ± 18
77 ± 16
Respiratory profile during ICU resuscitation



     Acute respiratory distress syndrome, number (percentage)
53 (37)
37 (33)
16 (52)
     Acute lung injury, number (percentage)
33 (23)
30 (27)
3 (10)a
Characteristics of renal function



     Oliguria, number (percentage)
66 (46)
44 (39)
22 (71)a
     Serum creatinine upon admission (μmol/L) (mean ± SD)
89 ± 38
79 ± 26
125 ± 49a
     Preharvesting serum creatinine (μmol/L) (mean ± SD)
98 ± 61
75 ± 21
180 ± 83a
Acidosis (pH <7.30), number (percentage)
45 (31)
24 (21)
21 (68)a
Disseminated intravascular coagulation, number (percentage)
24 (17)
13 (12)
11 (35)a
Injection of contrast, number (percentage)
97 (68)
77 (69)
20 (64)

ap < 0.05. ICU, intensive care unit; MAP, mean arterial pressure; SD, standard deviation.

Blasco et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R103   doi:10.1186/cc6120