Table 1 Baseline characteristics of acute kidney injury (AKI) patients with and without renal replacement therapy (RRT).
From: Efficacy of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: a propensity analysis
Variable | Patients with RRT (N= 545) | Patients without RRT (N= 2301) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 61.3 (16.6) | 67.6 (15.5) | < 0.0001 |
Males, no. (%) | 363 (66.6) | 1309 (59.9) | < 0.0001 |
SAPS II score, mean (SD) | 56.8 (19.2) | 48.6 (19.8) | < 0.0001 |
APACHE II score, mean (SD) | 21.4 (7.0) | 19.6 (7.1) | < 0.0001 |
Transfer from ward, no. (%) | 291 (53.4) | 1072 (46.6) | 0.004 |
McCabe, no. (%) | |||
1 | 314 (57.6) | 1352 (58.8) | |
2 | 188 (34.5) | 771 (33.5) | 0.88 |
3 | 43 (7.9) | 178 (7.7) | |
Admission category, no. (%) | |||
Medical | 388 (71.2) | 1655 (71.9) | |
Scheduled surgery | 52 (9.5) | 259 (11.3) | 0.25 |
Unscheduled surgery | 105 (19.3) | 387 (16.8) | |
Chronic coexisting conditions, no. (%) | |||
Cardiac disease | 89 (16.3) | 420 (18.3) | 0.29 |
Respiratory disease | 55 (10.1) | 311 (13.5) | 0.03 |
Liver disease | 50 (9.2) | 128 (5.6) | 0.002 |
Immunodeficiency | 104 (19.1) | 336 (14.6) | 0.01 |
Uncomplicated diabetes mellitus | 63 (11.6) | 257 (11.2) | 0.79 |
Complicated diabetes mellitus | 30 (5.5) | 118 (5.1) | 0.72 |