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Table 2 Selected physiologic and laboratory characteristics of patients with pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus infection with or without AKI and AKIN criteriaa

From: Acute kidney injury in critical ill patients affected by influenza A (H1N1) virus infection

Variables

Total

Non-AKI

(n = 543)

AKI

(n = 118)

P value

AKI I

(n = 37)

AKI II

(n = 15)

AKI III

(n= 66)

P value

Physiologic characteristics

        

   Mean APACHE II score (±SD)

13.6 (6.7)

12.6 (5.9)

19.1 (8.4)

<0.001

16.6 (6.9)

20.9 (7.4)

20.8 (9.3)

<0.001

   Mean SOFA score (±SD)

5.4 (3.5)

4.8 (2.9)

8.7 (4.2)

<0.001

4.7 (2.9)

7.7 (3.5)

9.2 (4.4)

<0.001

   Invasive MV, n (%)

408 (61.7%)

305 (56.2%)

103 (87.3%)

<0.001

28 (75.7%)

12 (80.0%)

63 (95.5%)

<0.001

   Shock, n (%)

297 (44.9%)

208 (38.3%)

89 (75.4%)

<0.001

23 (62.2%)

8 (53.3%)

58 (87.9%)

<0.001

   MODS, n (%)

406 (61.4%)

297 (54.7%)

109 (92.4%)

<0.001

29 (78.4%)

14 (93.3%)

66 (100.0%)

<0.001

   Coinfection, n (%)

106 (16.0%)

78 (14.4%)

28 (23.7%)

<0.01

10 (27.0%)

5 (33.3%)

13 (19.7%)

0.03

Median laboratory findings, median (IQR)

        

   Leukocyte count per mm3

6,900 (4,000 to 11,500)

6,800 (3,925 to 11,075)

8,300 (4,300 to 14,000)

<0.01

6,770 (4,250 to 15,850)

8,850 (4,375 to 11,525)

8,200 (4,200 to 13,750)

0.5

   Platelet count per mm3

163.5 (120 to 223.2)

166 (124 to 227)

149 (99 to 197)

0.09

160 (110 to 238)

140 (81 to 181)

149 (77.5 to 197.5)

0.02

   Serum creatinine kinase, U/L

176.5 (75 to 474.2)

170 (74-417-75)

290 (92.25 to 862)

<0.01

199 (36 to 1,270)

218 (48 to 475)

319 (136.5 to 860.25)

0.005

   Serum lactate dehydrogenase, IU/L

611 (366.5-1,019.7)

600 (355 to 986)

720 (402 to 1,103)

0.001

506 (305 to 954)

380 (338 to 439)

1,000 (606 to 1,527)

<0.001

   Serum AST, IU/L

53 (32 to 99)

50 (31.25 to 88.75)

64 (36.5 to 147)

0.001

47 (29.5 to 111)

120 (48.5 to 204)

75 (50 to 176)

<0.001

   Serum ALT, U/L

39.5 (23 to 78)

38 (23 to 76)

49.5 (26 to 96.75)

0.001

52.5 (24.75 to 83.5)

46.5 (22.5 to 89.5)

48.5 (26.5 to 129.75)

0.1

   PCT, ng/ml

0.59 (0.1 to 2.1)

0.5 (0.1 to 1.8)

2 (0.8 to 10)

0.001

2 (0.57 to 5.72)

8.3 (3.7 to 10.0)

2 (0.7 to 6.9)

<0.001

   CRP, mg/ml

21.1 (12.2 to 44.8)

20 (12 to 42.1)

28 (16.8 to 61.2)

<0.01

34 (16.1 to 63.7)

29 (8.6 to 44.6)

25.8 (19.2 to 69)

0.08

  1. aAKI, acute kidney injury; AKIN, Acute Kidney Injury Network; APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health II; SD, standard deviation; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment; MV, mechanical ventilation; MODS, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score; IQR, interquartile range; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; PCT, procalcitonin; CRP, C-reactive protein.