Endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) in sepsis with acute renal dysfunction (ARD)

Table 1 Patients' characteristics

Patient	Mean CRP (mg/dl)	SAPS II score	Mean serum creatinine (mg/dl)	Serum uric acid (mg/dl)	Dialysis	death
1	187	33	0.36	1.2	+	-
2	108	34	0.54	na	-	-
3	168	32	0.6	4.6	-	+
4	116	34	0.6	5.5	+	+
5	217	44	0.6	4.5	+	+
6	203	31	0.65	6.8	-	+
7	319	45	0.69	5.3	+	+
8	226	21	0.8	3.7	-	-
9	209	45	0.8	3.3	+	+
10	179	29	0.9	na	-	-
11	150	49	0.9	5.6	+	+
12	248	27	1	4.1	-	-
13	380	28	1.07	6	-	-
14	66	48	1.1	7.1	+	+
15	193	65	1.11	7.6	+	+
16	186	24	1.25	10.3	+	-
17	186	37	1.28	6.7	-	-
18	173	25	1.32	11.9	-	-
19	166	25	1.4	na	-	-
20	129	29	1.4	na	-	-
21	519	23	1.41	5.7	-	-
22	199	48	1.43	4.4	+	-
23	22	36	1.64	11.5	+	-
24	127	45	1.7	7	+	-
25	104	24	1.9	na	-	-
26	235	35	2.23	13.9	+	+
27	92	42	2.3	na	+	-
28	75	43	2.5	na	+	+
29	411	50	2.77	7.2	+	-
30	184	28	2.8	16.3	+	-
31	419	24	2.97	8.2	-	-
32	309	68	3	7.6	+	+
33	169	52	3.2	na	+	+
34	328	34	3.41	8	+	-
35	297	54	3.55	13.3	+	-
36	110	25	3.63	11.3	+	-
37	294	50	4.11	8.2	+	+
38	31	45	4.71	9	-	+
39	25	29	6.47	11	+	-
40	70	24	6.68	7.4	+	-

Patients' characteristics: 12 patients were assigned to the 'normal creatinine group', whereas 28 were assigned to the 'high creatinine group'. There were no differences in age, SAPS II score, CRP, frequency of dialysis, or survival between the two groups. Patients within the 'high creatinine group' showed significantly higher mean serum levels of uric acid (CRP, C-reactive protein; SAPS II, simplified acute physiology score II; Data as mean ± SEM; na, not available).

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