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Table 1 The effect of age and prior dialysis history on survival in ESRF patients discharged alive from ICU following an episode of critical illness

From: Long-term survival of chronic dialysis patients following survival from an episode of multiple-organ failure

 

Survived (n = 63)

Died (n = 48)

P value

Mean age (± SD)

58.2 (± 12.5)

60.1 (± 13.7)

0.6

Median days on dialysis prior to

admission (IQR))

665 (182 to 2052)

1016 (296 to 2042)

0.37

Mean APACHE II score (± SD)

24.6 (± 5.6)

26.1 (± 5.7)

0.12

  1. APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ESRF = end-stage renal failure; ICU = intensive care unit; IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation.