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Table 1 Risk factors of catheterization complications in children with CRRT

From: Complications of continuous renal replacement therapy in critically ill children: a prospective observational evaluation study

 

With complications

Without complications

P

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Age (months)

20.2

39.4

53.6

64.2

0.016

Weight (kg)

8.0

10.4

17.9

18.4

0.014

PRISM score

14.7

8.4

14.7

8.4

0.596

PIM score

-2.8

1.4

-1.9

1.4

0.181

PELOD score

23.2

3.9

17.2

8.2

0.095

Number of failed organs

2.8

1.0

2.9

1.1

0.922

Lactic acid (mmol/L)

2.1

1.2

3.1

3.7

0.725

Arterial pH

7.27

0.1

7.32

0.1

0.416

Mean blood pressure (mmHg)

53.7

27

62.0

17.9

0.173

Dose of adrenaline (μg/kg/min)

0.3

0.2

0.5

1.2

0.914

Dose of dopamine (μg/kg/min)

8.4

9.5

9.1

6.3

0.208

Initial creatinine (mg/dL)

1.3

1

1.5

1.4

0.825

Initial urea (mg/dL)

92.0

83.1

83.4

57.9

0.835

ALT (UI/L)

89.7

151.3

222.3

756.6

0.977

Billirubin (mg/dL)

1.5

1.5

1.9

2.3

0.781

Initial platelet count

158.583

124.291

175.425

188.538

0.821

 

Complications Number %

Complications Number %

 

Age

<12 m

>12 m

 
 

10

13.2

3

3.1

0.013

Sex

Male

female

 
 

8

7.8

5

7.2

0.889

Weight

<10 kg

>10 kg

 
 

11

12.2

2

2.4

0.015

Diagnoses

Cardiopathies

Rest of diagnoses

 
 

5

5.3

8

10.4

0.206

Mechanical ventilation

Yes

No

 
 

11

7.6

2

7.4

0.974

Vasoactive drugs

Yes

No

 
 

10

7.4

3

8.3

0.843

Initial MAP

<55 mmHg

>55 mmHg

 
 

8

11.4

5

4.4

0.112

Initial hypotension

Yes

No

 
 

7

8.3

6

6

0.530

Dose of adrenaline

> 0.6 μg/kg/min

> 0.6 μg/kg/min

 
 

3

8.8

7

6.4

0.632

Catheter size

4 to 6.5 Fr

>6.5 Fr

 
 

10

9.8

2

3.8

0.183

Mortality

Yes

No

 
 

4

30.8

9

36.5

0.680

  1. ALT = alanine transferase; CRRT = continuous renal replacement therapy; MAP = mean arterial pressure; PELOD = pediatric logistic organ dysfunction; PIM = pediatric index of mortality; PRIMS = pediatric risk of mortality; SD = standard deviation.