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Differences between AKI III on RRT and AKI III without RRT. |
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| Factor |
AKI III on RRT (n = 1847) |
AKI III without RRT (n = 935) |
p |
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| Male gender |
1242 (67.2%) |
660 (70.6%) |
0.08 |
| Age |
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| Mean (SD) |
60.09 (15.68) |
63.14 (15.42) |
0.28 |
| APACHE II on admission to ICU |
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| Median (range) |
22 (1 to 52) |
19 (2 to 46) |
< 0.0001 |
| Mean (SD) |
22.92 (7.80) |
19.84 (6.63) |
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| SOFA score on admission to ICU |
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| Median (range) |
10 (0 to 22) |
7 (0 to 17) |
0.0063 |
| Mean (SD) |
10.23 (3.18) |
7.61 (2.96) |
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| Organ failure on admission to ICU* |
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| Median (range) |
2 (0 to 6) |
1 (0 to 4) |
< 0.0001 |
| Mean (SD) |
1.72 (1.20) |
1.11 (0.95) |
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| Maximum organ failure during ICU* |
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| Median (range) |
2 (0 to 6) |
2 (0 to 6) |
< 0.0001 |
| Mean (SD) |
2.27 (1.17) |
1.67 (0.97) |
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| Mechanical ventilation |
1687 (91.3%) |
729 (77.97%) |
< 0.0001 |
| Pre-existing chronic illness |
469 (25.4%) |
238 (25.5%) |
0.97 |
| Haemoglobin ≤ 9 g/dl on admission to the ICU |
496 (26.9%) |
193 (20.6%) |
0.0004 |
| Cardiac surgery |
236 (12.8%) |
95 (10.2%) |
0.051 |
| Mortality |
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| ICU mortality |
999 (54.1%) |
380 (40.6%) |
< 0.0001 |
| Hospital mortality |
1138 (61.6%) |
472 (50.5%) |
< 0.0001 |
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* excluding acute kidney injury AKI = acute kidney injury; APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU = intensive care unit; RRT = renal replacement therapy; SD = standard deviation; SOFA score = Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score. | |||
Ostermann et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R144 doi:10.1186/cc7123 |
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