Fig. 1From: Association between serum levels of interleukin-6 on ICU admission and subsequent outcomes in critically ill patients with acute kidney injuryPatient selection process. Out of the 8715 patients who were admitted to the ICU during the study period, 2009 adult patients were screened for eligibility. After the exclusion of non-AKI patients and those without records of ICU admission serum IL-6 levels, 646 AKI patients were enrolled for the analyses. (AKI, acute kidney injury; BW, body weight; Cre, creatinine; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; ICU, intensive care unit; IL, interleukin)Back to article page