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Table 1 Summary of baseline characteristics, intra-operative parameters and acute physiologic stratified by AKI status

From: Risk factors and outcomes associated with acute kidney injury following ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

Parameter

Total

AKI

No AKI

p

n, %

140

106 (75.7)

34 (24.3)

-

Age (years) [mean [SD])

71.1 (8.8)

71.6 (8.0)

69.7 (10.9)

0.27

Male Sex (n, %)

119 (85.0)

88 (83.0)

31 (91.2)

0.41

Co-morbid disease

Hypertension (n, %)

99 (70.7)

77 (72.6)

22 (64.7)

0.39

Coronary artery disease (n, %)

50 (35.2)

37 (35.2)

13 (39.4)

0.68

Stroke (n, %)

14 (10.1)

10 (9.5)

4 (11.8)

0.75

Diabetes Mellitus (n, %)

24 (17.1)

20 (18.9)

4 (11.8)

0.44

Ever smoked (n, %)

113 (91.1)

82 (90.1)

31 (93.9)

0.73

Baseline eGFR (mean [SD])

65.8 (19.9)

63.1 (20.1)

74.1 (17.0)

0.005

Baseline eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 (n, %)

47 (33.6)

41 (38.7)

6 (17.7)

0.04

Pre-operative Medications

HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (n, %)

42 (31.1)

33 (32.4)

9 (27.3)

0.67

ACE inhibitor/ARB (n, %)

46 (34.1)

35 (34.1)

11 (33.3)

1.0

Beta-blocker (n, %)

39 (28.9)

26 (25.5)

13 (39.4)

0.18

Intra-operative variables

Operative Duration (min) (mean [SD])

228 (74)

221 (69)

261 (92)

0.03

Supra-renal Aortic Clamp (n, %)

22 (16.7)

17 (17.0)

5 (15.6)

1.0

Estimated blood loss (L) (mean [SD])

3.4 (3.2)

3.9 (3.6)

1.8 (1.4)

0.002

Red cell transfusion (units) (median [IQR])

7 (3–12)

9 (5–14)

2 (0–4)

< 0.0001

Post-operative variables

Mechanical ventilation (n, %)

120 (85.7)

102 (96.2)

18 (52.9)

< 0.001

Vasoactive support (n, %)

54 (40.6)

51 (50.5)

3 (9.4)

< 0.001

APACHE II score (mean [SD])

23.4 (8.5)

25.7 (8.2)

16.3 (4.9)

< 0.001

MAP (mm Hg) (mean [SD])

63.4 (13.8)

62.5 (14.6)

66.1 (11.3)

0.18

Heart rate (beats/min) (mean [SD])

111 (21)

113 (21)

103 (15)

0.01

PaO2 (cm H2O) (mean [SD])

72.9 (28.4)

73.2 (31.5)

72.0 (15.5)

0.82

PaCO2 (cm H2O) (mean [SD])

41.9 (7.2)

42.5 (7.6)

39.9 (5.6)

0.06

pH (mean [SD])

7.26 (0.10)

7.24 (0.10)

7.31 (0.07)

0.002

Hematocrit (mean [SD])

0.276 (0.05)

0.267 (0.05)

0.305 (0.04)

0.001

White cell count (cells/109) (mean [SD])

12.8 (4.4)

12.8 (4.5)

12.9 (4.3)

0.92

Serum sodium (mmol/L) (mean [SD])

142 (4.0)

143 (3.6)

140 (3.0)

< 0.001

Serum potassium (mmol/L) (mean [SD])

4.9 (0.9)

5.0 (0.9)

4.5 (0.5)

0.001

Serum glucose (mmol/L) (mean [SD])

10.1 (2.9)

10.4 (2.9)

9.1 (2.2)

0.01

Serum troponin-I elevation (n, %)

78 (55.7)

69 (65.1)

9 (26.5)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: APACHE II = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; ACE = angiotensin converting enzyme; ARB = angiotensin receptor blocker; MAP = mean arterial pressure.