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