Factors affecting mortality from acute renal failure in the ICU

Table

	Maximum OFs at any time			OFs within 48 hours of death/discharge
Type of OF	n	ICU mortality (%)	P	n	ICU mortality (%)	P
Any 1 OF				737	16.3
ARF	608	9.4		517	11.6	< 0.05
CVS	N/A	N/A		20	45.0	< 0.001
RESP	N/A	N/A		123	34.2	< 0.001
2 OFs	713	35.6		555	55.0
CVS + RESP	23	43.5	NS	30	73.3	< 0.05
CVS + ARF	183	47.5	< 0.01	320	87.8	< 0.001
RESP + ARF	297	36.0	NS	371	85.2	< 0.001
GI + ARF	89	13.5	< 0.001	94	70.2	< 0.01
GI + RESP	28	35.7	NS	30	60.0	NS
NEURO + ARF	36	41.7	NS	31	45.2	NS
3 OFs	685	66.0		482	83.4
CVS + RESP + ARF	345	78.8	< 0.001	243	91.0	< 0.01
CVS + RESP + GI	10	80.0	NS	11	100	NS
CVS + NEURO + ARF	40	77.5	NS	36	86.1	NS
RESP + NEURO + ARF	38	65.8	NS	38	81.6	NS

CVS = cardiovascular failure; RESP = respiratory failure; GI = gastrointestinal failure; HAEM = haematological failure; NEURO = neurological failure; N/A = not applicable. (Only Groups with 10 patients included.)

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