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Table 1 Comparison of variables in critically ill patients with and without Acute Kidney Injury

From: Fluid overload is an independent risk factor for acute kidney injury in critically Ill patients: results of a cohort study

 

AKI

No AKI

p value

N = 141 (41.6%)

N = 196 (56%)

Age

56 ± 19

47 ± 20.5

<0.001

Male

76 (51%)

91 (48%)

0.57

APACHE II

25 ± 12

21 ± 13.5

0.006

SAPS II

42 ± 20

30 ± 16

<0.001

Post-operative

40 (27%)

68 (35.6%)

0.09

CHF

16 (11%)

7 (4%)

0.009

Diabetes

52 (35%)

58 (30%)

0.54

COPD

5

6

0.93

Malignancy

65

84

0.86

Cirrhosis

39

42

0.44

Renal Impairment prior to ICU admission

15

18

0.91

Connective Tissue Disease

36

45

0.85

Cause of ICU Admission

  

0.31

Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock

55

73

Postoperative Complications

24

36

Respiratory Failure

20

36

Acute Neurologic event

12

19

Heart Failure/Arrhythmia

17

11

Othersa

15

21

Vancomycin

106 (72%)

117 (61%)

0.046

Colistin

48 (32%)

49 (26%)

0.10

Aminoglycosides

22 (15%)

35 (18%)

0.29

Serum Creatinine (mmol/L)

 at admission

145 ± 116

86.5 ± 168

<0.001

 Day 1

153.6 ± 117

75.6 ± 17

< 0.001

 Day 2

148.4 ± 107

73.1 ± 7

< 0.001

 Day 3

147.3 ± 101

69.2 ± 6

< 0.001

Urine output (ml/kg/hour)

 Day 1

0.62 ± 0.6

1.36 ± 0.9

< 0.001

 Day 2

0.74 ± 0.8

1.49 ± 0.7

< 0.001

 Day 3

0.71 ± 0.8

1.43 ± 1

< 0.001

 MAP (mmHg) mean (SD)

 Day 0

66 ± 16

71 ± 14

0.033

 Day 1

68.6 ± 13.3

70.7 ± 11.8

0.12

 Day 2

69.2 ± 15.8

71.4 ± 15

0.20

 Day 3

67 ± 18

74 ± 15

0.002

Patients on Vasopressors

 Day 1

76

62

<0.001

 Day 2

77

65

0.001

 Day 3

71

58

0.001

Serum Lactate (mmol/L)

 at admission

2.7 ± 1.9

2.0 ± 2.6

0.02

 at 6 h

1.6 (2)

1.9 (2)

0.91

ScvO2

 at admission

68.5 ± 24.8

71.5 ± 22.6

0.86

 at 24 h

67 ± 25.4

65.7 ± 25

0.66

Fluid Balance (ml) median(IQR)

 Day 1

+ 1500 (3254)

+ 869 (2284)

0.002

 Day 2

+ 744 (2292)

+ 486 (2250)

0.017

 Day 3

+ 518 (1521)

0 (1604)

0.043

Fluid Volume (ml) median(IQR)

 Chloride-Liberal fluids in 1st 24 h

4880 (3342)

5500 (4729)

0.20

 Chloride-Restrictive solutions 1st 24 h

3665 (2000)

2610 (2000)

0.22

 Chloride-Liberal fluids by 48 h

1079 (894)

970 (838)

0.33

 Chloride-Restrictive fluids by 48 h

1949 (650)

1983 (763)

0.32

Serum Chloride (mmol/L)

 at 24 h

111 ± 18.7

113 ± 17

0.69

 at 48 h

113 ± 15.5

113 ± 15

0.17

 ICU mortality

19

27

0.89

 28 day Survival

114

159

0.74

  1. aIncludes Venous thromboembolism, decompensated cirrhosis
  2. Abbreviations: APACHE Acute Physiology Age Chronic Health Evaluation, SAPS simplified acute physiology score, MAP mean arterial pressure, CHF congestive heart failure