Table 1 Demographic data for both patient groups: acute kidney injury (AKI) and non-acute kidney injury (non-AKI)
Variables No. of patients | AKI 32 patients | Non-AKI 30 patients | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (months) | 18 (8–42) | 20.5 (6–54) | 0.05 |
Sex | |||
 Male | 19 (59.3 %) | 16 (53.3 %) | 0.79 |
 Female | 13 (40.7 %) | 14 (46.7 %) | |
RIFLE stage for AKI group | |||
 RIFLE | 18 (56.3 %) |  |  |
 Injury | 10 (31.25 %) |  |  |
 Failure | 4 (12.5 %) |  |  |
Possible etiologies for AKI group (N = 32) | |||
 Hypoxia/ischemia/ATN | 13 (40.6 %) |  |  |
 Sepsis | 16 (50.0 %) |  |  |
 Glomerulonephritis | 2 (6.3 %) |  |  |
 Urinary tract obstruction | 1 (3.1 %) |  |  |
 Nephrology consultation | 13 (40.6 %) |  |  |
 Diuretic use | 23 (71.8 %) |  |  |
 Renal replacement | 1 (3.1 %) |  |  |
Basal GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) (median-interquartile range) | 80 (66–96) | 109 (79–124) | 0.08 |
Basal creatinine (μmol/l) (median-interquartile range) | 41.5 (31–51.2) | 29.4 (24–34,4) | 0.05 |
Basal cystatin C (mg/l) (median-interquartile range) | 0.901.7 (0.802.5–1.502) | 0.611.6 (0.549–0.672) | 0.05 |
Mortality | 4 (12.5Â %) | 1 (3.3Â %) | 0.114 |
Creatinine on discharge (μmol/l) (median-interquartile range) | 28.0 (23–35) | 28.72 (24–34.2) | 0.832 |
GFR at discharge (ml/min/1.73 m2) (median-interquartile range) | 102.5 (82.5–114.5) | 104.7 (84–120) | 0.535 |