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Table 1 Studies on ICU admissions in patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance haemodialysis

From: Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients admitted to intensive care units

Reference

Number of patients

Mortality in ICU (percentage)

Mortality in hospital (percentage)

Length of stay in ICU (days)

Age (years)

Severity score

[3]

93

9

16

2 days

66

64 (APACHE III)

[2]

57

11

14

5 days

58

64 (APACHE III)

[5]

38

22

38

6 days

45

22 (APACHE II)

[4]

92

28

38

6 days

63

44 (SAPS II)

[1]

3,420

26

45

1.9 days

57

25 (APACHE II)

  1. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU, intensive care unit; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score.