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Patient baseline characteristics |
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| Variable |
Value |
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| Mean age (years) |
58.6 ± 19.2 |
| Male (%) |
59.2 |
| Caucasian (%) |
92.6 |
| Mean body weight (kg) |
74.2 ± 16.1 |
| History of cardiovascular diseasea (%) |
53.2 |
| Medical admission (%) |
76.4 |
| Sepsisb (%) |
40.9 |
| Baseline serum creatinine (μmol/l)c |
96.9 ± 37.2 |
| Simplified Acute Physiology Score version IId |
46.3 ± 18.6 |
| Vasopressors (%) |
40 |
| Need for mechanical ventilation (%) |
84.7 |
| Mean length of stay (days) |
8.2 ± 6.5 |
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aAngina pectoris, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular disease, and diabetes mellitus. bDefined in accordance with the American College of Chest Physicians and the Society of Critical Care Medicine consensus [15]. cEstimated by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation [14], assuming a lower limit of the normal baseline glomerular filtration rate of 75 ml/min/1.73 m2. dCalculated based on the worst variables recorded during the first 24 hours of admission [16]. | |
Lopes et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R110 doi:10.1186/cc6997 |
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