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Table 4 The severity of illness and outcomes between early RAI- group and early RAI+ group

From: Assessment of early renal angina index for prediction of subsequent severe acute kidney injury during septic shock in children

Variable

Early RAI-(n = 28)

Early RAI+(n = 38)

p-value

Age in months

71.00 (5.50–134.00)

57.00 (10.00–132.00)

0.88

Male, n (%)

20 (71.42)

24 (63.15)

0.48

Underlying disease, n (%)

15 (53.57)

26 (68.42)

0.21

Early SCr > base, n (%)

9 (32.14)

30 (78.94)

< 0.01

Early FO+, n (%)

3 (10.71)

8 (21.05)

0.26

Severity of Illness

 PRISM III score

6.50 (3.00–9.00)

14.00 (12.00–18.25)

< 0.01

 PELOD-2 score

3.00 (2.00–4.00)

7.00 (4.00–9.00)

< 0.01

 Mechanical ventilation, n (%)

9 (32.14)

28 (73.68)

< 0.01

 Renal replacement therapy, n (%)

3 (10.71)

13 (34.21)

0.02

 Early VS, n (%)

10 (35.71)

28 (73.68)

0.02

AKI incidence within 1 week after admission to PICU

 NO AKI, n (%)

12 (42.85)

1 (2.63)

< 0.01

 Stage 1, n (%)

10 (35.71)

7 (18.43)

0.11

 Stage2, n (%)

2 (7.14)

3 (7.89)

0.91

 Stage3, n (%)

4 (14.28)

27 (73.68)

< 0.01

 Severe AKI, n (%)

6 (21.42)

30 (78.94)

0.04

Outcomes

 ICU LOS (d)

7.50 (4.00–10.75)

5.50 (3.50–9.00)

0.11

 Hospital LOS (d)

20.50 (16.50–27.75)

17.00 (8.00–26.50)

0.14

 Mortality n (%)

5 (17.85)

22 (57.89)

< 0.01

  1. AKI acute kidney injury, RAI renal angina index, FO fluid overload, SCr serum creatinine, PRISM III pediatric risk of mortality III, LOS length of stay, PELOD-2 pediatric logistic organ dysfunction-2, PICU pediatric intensive care unit, VS vasoactive support