Table 3 Intensive care unit admission diagnoses according to cause of acute tubular necrosis
Diagnosis/cause of admission | Cause of acute tubular necrosis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Ischaemic (n = 265) | Mixed (n = 201) | Nephrotoxic (n = 58) | |
Postoperative | 80 (30.2%) | 81 (40.3%) | 24 (41.4%) |
Infection | 45 (17%) | 45 (22.4%) | 14 (24.1%) |
Trauma | 17 (6.4%) | 12 (6%) | 3 (5.2%) |
Neurological | 18 (6.8%) | 5 (2.5%) | 5 (8.6%) |
Shock | 15 (5.7%) | 7 (3.5%) | 1 (1.7%) |
Gastrointestinal bleeding | 20 (7.5%) | 17 (8.5%) | 0 (0%) |
After cardiac arrest | 15 (5.7%) | 8 (4%) | 2 (3.4%) |
Pancreatitis | 11 (4.2%) | 4 (2%) | 1 (1.7%) |
Cardiac failure | 9 (3.4%) | 4 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
Acute respiratory failure | 12 (4.5%) | 6 (3%) | 4 (6.9%) |
Metabolic disorders | 9 (3.3%) | 4 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
Other | 14 (5.3%) | 8 (4%) | 4 (6.9%) |