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Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 18)

From: Continuous renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients does not affect urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels

Patient characteristic

Number (percentage) of patients unless noted otherwise

APACHE II scorea

19.4 ± 7.5

SOFA scorea

9.2 ± 2.9

SAPSa

69.5 ± 14.2

Reason for admission

 

Trauma

1 (5.5%)

Post-operative

11 (61%)

Circulatory

4 (22%)

Respiratory

2 (11%)

SIRS

5 (28%)

Sepsis

4 (22%)

Septic shock

7 (39%)

RIFLE

 

No

2 (11%)

Risk

5 (28%)

Injury

10 (55.5%)

Failure

1 (5.5%)

Diabetes

6 (33%)

Vasopressors

11 (61%)

  1. aValues are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; RIFLE, risk, injury, failure, loss, end-stage; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score; SIRS, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.