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Table 3 Secondary outcomes before and after propensity score matching

From: Unfractionated heparin versus nafamostat mesylate for anticoagulation during continuous kidney replacement therapy: an observational study

 

Before propensity score matching

After propensity score matching

Nafamostat mesylate (n = 129)

Unfractionated heparin (n = 157)

Nafamostat mesylate (n = 91)

Unfractionated heparin (n = 91)

p-value

ICU mortality, n (%)

33 (25.6)

21 (13.4)

24 (26.4)

14 (15.4)

0.101

Hospital mortality, n (%)

52 (40.3)

42 (26.8)

36 (39.6)

29 (31.9)

0.353

ICU length of stay, day

11.0 (15.3)

8.4 (12.2)

12.4 (17.3)

9.5 (13.0)

0.193

Hospital length of stay, day

73.8 (69.9)

75.5 (89.8)

78.8 (74.8)

77.4 (71.8)

0.895

Mechanical ventilation days, day

5.7 (12.6)

4.1 (11.3)

6.5 (14.3)

4.6 (11.9)

0.342

Transfusion within 48 h of CKRT

 Red blood cells (ml)

122 (242)

92 (230)

112(238)

112 (238)

0.729

 Platelet concentrate(ml)

26 (95)

20 (69)

30 (104)

18 (68)

0.352

 Fresh frozen plasma (ml)

82 (371)

18 (120)

108 (432)

24 (120)

0.072

 C-reactive protein at 24 h, mg/dL

12 (10)

13 (10)

12.71 (10.51)

12.96 (10.21)

0.873

White blood cell at 24 h, × 102/μL

    

0.155

  < 40, n (%)

5 (3.9)

2 (1.3)

5 (5.5)

2 (2.2)

 

 40 – 90, n (%)

34 (26.4)

66 (42.0)

27 (29.7)

38 (41.8)

 

 90 < , n (%)

90 (69.8)

89 (56.7)

59 (64.8)

51 (56.0)

 

Dialysis dependence at dischargea, n (%)

50/77 (64.9)

99/115 (86.1)

40/55 (72.7)

51/62 (82.3)

0.310

Creatinine at dischargeb, mg/dL

1.70 (1.08)

1.63 (1.04)

2.06 (1.08)

1.31 (0.74)

0.061

  1. Values are presented as means with standard deviations, otherwise specified
  2. ICU intensive care unit, CKRT continuous kidney replacement therapy
  3. aThe outcome was assessed in patients who survived to hospital discharge
  4. bThe outcome was assessed in patients who survived to hospital discharge without dialysis dependence