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Table 2 Incidence of AKI according to KDIGO staging in transfused patients according to quartiles of oldest red blood cells transfused

From: Age of red blood cells and outcome in acute kidney injury

 

Quartile 1 (n = 143)

Quartiles 2 to 4 (n = 509)

P-value

No AKI

63.6% (55.8, 71.5)

49.5% (45.2, 53.9)

0.003

Stage 1

19.6% (13.1, 26.1)

19.6% (16.2, 23.1)

>0.999

Stage 2

5.6% (1.8, 9.4)

9.4% (6.9, 12.0)

0.177

Stage 3

11.2% (6.0, 16.4)

21.4% (17.9, 25.0)

0.006

RRT

5.6% (1.8, 9.4)

17.3% (14.0, 20.6)

<0.001

  1. Results are presented as percentage of patients (95% CI). AKI, acute kidney injury; KDIGO, Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes; RRT, renal replacement therapy.