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Table 4 RIFLE scores at the start of continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (number of patients and percentage)

From: A comparison of RIFLE with and without urine output criteria for acute kidney injury in critically ill patients

 

RIFLESCr

RIFLESCr+UO*

No AKI

9 (18%)

0

Risk

8 (16%)

0

Injury

13 (27%)

16 (33%)

Failure

19 (39%)

33 (67%)

Total

49 (100%)

49 (100%)

  1. *The difference between the two RIFLE methods is statistically significant (D = 0.35, 95% CI 0.20 to 0.40, P < 0.0001). RIFLESCr, RIFLE diagnosis based on RIFLE serum creatinine criteria only; RIFLESCr+UO, RIFLE diagnosis based on both serum creatinine and urine criteria; No AKI, patients without any occurrence of RIFLE criteria.
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