Table 5

Secondary outcomes in ICU patients stratified by sepsis and AKI

Clinical outcome

None (n = 57,392)

Sepsis, no AKI (n = 19,336)

Nonseptic AKI (n = 29,356)

Septic AKI (n = 14,039)

P

ICU length of stay (days)

Dead (median [IQR])

3.9 (2.1–8.1)

4.6 (2.3–9.5)

3.7 (1.9–7.7)

3.9 (2.0–8.8)

0.0001

Alive (median [IQR])

2.1 (1.6–3.8)

2.4 (1.6–4.8)

2.8 (1.8–5.2)

3.8 (2.0–7.6)

0.0001

Hospital length of stay (days)

Dead (median [IQR])

10.2 (4.4–23.0)

10.6 (4.8–23.0)

9.0 (3.7–20.2)

9.5 (3.7–20.9)

0.0001

Alive (median [IQR])

10.2 (6.9–18.2)

11.8 (6.7–22.7)

13.9 (8.1–25.1)

16.7 (9.5–30.9)

0.0001

Discharge location of survivors (%)

Home

86.7

81

79.9

75.6

<0.0001

Transfer to other hospital

4.5

5.9

7.3

8.5

<0.0001

Rehabilitation/long-term care

8.8

13.1

12.8

15.9

<0.0001

AKI, acute kidney injury; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range.

Bagshaw et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R47   doi:10.1186/cc6863