Table 1

Data of patients and clinical characteristics (n = 122)


Median
Range

Age, years
1.4
0.16–22
Weight, kg
8
2.5–85

Diagnoses
Number
Percentage

     Cardiac surgery
54
44.2
     Sepsis
22
18
     Nephropaties
15
12.2
     Oncologic diseases
10
8.2
     Cardiopathies
8
6.5
     Gastrointestinal surgery
3
2.4
     Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
3
2.4
     Metabolic diseases
3
2.4
     Others
4
3.2

CRRT indication



     Acute renal failure
51
42
     Fluid overload
22
18
     Acute renal failure plus fluid overload
39
32
     Tumor lysis
5
4
     Others
5
4


Median
Range

Initial creatinine, mg/dL
2.4
0.1–7.8
Creatinine after 24 hours of CRRT, mg/dL
1.5
0.1–3.9
Initial urea, mg/dL
104
6–290
Urea after 24 hours of CRRT, mg/dL
67.2
11–199


Number
Percentage

Mechanical ventilation
98
84.5
Inotropic drug support
89
73


Mean
Standard deviation

PRISM score at the beginning of CRRT
14
8.3
PELOD score at the beginning of CRRT
14.6
8.0
Number of failed organs
3
72% >2 organs


Number
Percentage

Survival
84
68.9

CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy; PELOD, pediatric logistic organ dysfunction; PRISM, pediatric risk of mortality.

del Castillo et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R93   doi:10.1186/cc6965