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Table 2 Demographic data

From: A comparison of estimates of glomerular filtration in critically ill patients with augmented renal clearance

Variable

Portugal (n= 120)

Australia (n= 89)

Male/Female, n (%)

87 (72.5)/33 (27.5)

64 (71.9)/25 (28.1)

Age, years, mean (SD)

55.9 (21.1)

40.0 (18.9)

APACHE II, mean (SD)

17.2 (6.1)

18.2 (7.4)

Diagnosis, n (%)

  

   Trauma

56 (46.7)

40 (44.9)

   Sepsis

38 (31.7)

39 (43.8)

   Respiratory failure (without sepsis)

13 (10.8)

2 (2.2)

   Post-operative (without sepsis)

7 (5.8)

3 (3.4)

   Other

6 (5.0)

5 (5.6)

 

ARC Subgroup ( n = 86)

Male/Female, n (%)

66 (76.7)/20 (23.3)

Age, years, median (IQR)

35 (25-51.2)

Weight, kg, median (IQR)

80 (70-90)

Height, m, median (IQR)

1.7 (1.68-1.76)

BSA, m2, median (IQR)

1.93 (1.81-2.07)

APACHE II, mean (SD)

14.8 (5.8)

SIRS (on day of study), n (%)

86 (100)

Septic (on day of study), n (%)

65 (75.6)

Mechanical ventilation (on day of study), n (%)

83 (96.5)

Vasoactive drugs (on day of study), n (%)

24 (27.9)

Diuretic (on day of study), n (%)

35 (40.7)

Fluid balance (on day of study), ml, mean (SD)

311 (1640)

Serum creatinine, mg/dl (μmol/l), median (IQR)

0.7 (0.6-0.9) (62 (53-80))

Measured CLCR, ml/min/1.73 m2, median (IQR)

162 (145-190)

  1. APACHE, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; ARC, augmented renal clearance; BSA, body surface area; CLCR, creatinine clearance; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation; SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome.