Table 2: Patients with AKI: characteristics of survivors vs. non-survivors.

 

ICU outcome

Hospital outcome

Parameter

Survival

died

Survival

died

KDIGO stage (number of patients)

 

 

 

 

1

16

4

13

7

2

30

8

22

16

3

22

15

13

24

p (survivors vs. non-survivors)

 

0.1

 

0.049*

 

 

 

 

 

Peak levels of serum creatinine (µmol/l) during the first 4 days in ICU - Mean (SD)

291 (144)

298 (133)

296.5 (158)

289.8 (122)

p

 

0.8255

 

0.8163

 

 

 

 

 

Exposure to nephrotoxins

 

 

 

 

Yes

23 (33.3)

16 (59.3)

12 (24.5)

27 (57.5)

No

46 (66.7)

11 (40.7)

37 (75.5)

20 (42.5)

p

 

0.02*

 

0.001*

 

 

 

 

 

Administration of vasopressors

 

 

 

 

Yes

46 (66.7%)

21 (77.8%)

32 (65.3%)

35 (74.5%)

No

23 (33.3%)

6 (22.2%)

17(34.7%)

12 (25.5%)

p

 

0.28

 

0.33

 

 

 

 

 

Mean arterial pressure in mmHG - Mean (SD)

55.7 (10.6)

49.9 (12.6)

55.9 (9.9)

52.1 (12.6)

 

 

0.0425*

 

0.0983

 

 

 

 

 

Urine output - Mean (SD)

 

 

 

 

during days 1 and 2

2115 (1666)

1025 (947)

2380 (1790)

1212 (1028)

p

 

0.0001*

 

0.0002*

during days 3 and 4

2970 (1867)

1437 (1315)

3168 (1994)

1957 (1476)

p

 

0.0001*

 

0.0016*

 

 

 

 

 

Fluid balance in mls – Mean (SD)

 

 

 

 

after day 2

2278 (2593)

4661 (3552)

2072 (2709)

3862 (3184)

p

 

0.003*

 

0.0039*

after day 4

849 (2483)

3931 (3560)

362 (2231)

2986 (3289)

p

 

0.001*

 

< 0.0001*