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Table 3 Influence of urine output and serum creatinine criteria for AKI-1 on outcomes

From: The KDIGO acute kidney injury guidelines for cardiac surgery patients in critical care: a validation study

Criteria met

N (%)

Progressed to RRT, N(%)

Prolonged LOS N(%)

2-year mortality, N(%)

Urine output alone

370 (47.9)

16 (4.3)

145 (39.6)

22 (5.9)

Creatinine alone

192 (24.9)

28 (14.6) *

119 (64.7)*

24 (12.5)*

Urine output AND Creatinine

210 (27.2)

58 (27.6) *†

155 (76.0)* †

39 (18.6)*

  1. AKI acute kidney injury, RRT renal replacement therapy, LOS length of stay
  2. *= p values for comparison with urine output alone group < 0.01 on univariable analysis
  3. † = p values for comparison with serum creatinine alone group < 0.02 on univariable analysis
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BMC Nephrology

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