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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: Higher blood pressure versus normotension targets to prevent acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials

Patient group

Study ID

Sample size

Setting of AKI

Lower BP target arm

Higher BP target arm

AKI definition

Target

Average of intervention

Target

Average time of intervention

Shock

Asfar et al. [9]

776

Septic shock

MAP 65-70 mmHg

5 days

MAP 80-85 mmHg

5 days

Rates of doubling of baseline creatinine level

Grand et al. [8]

50

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

MAP 65 mmHg

48 h

MAP 72 mmHg

48 h

Not reported

Lamontagne et al. [10]

2463

Vasodilatory shock

MAP 60-65 mmHg

Median (IQR):

33.0 (15.0 to 56.0) hours

Usual care

MAP median (IQR):

72.6 (69.4 to 76.5)

Median (IQR):

38.0 (19.0 to 67.0) hours

Severe acute renal failure (KDIGO stage 3 criteria)

Non-cardiac surgery

Futier et al. [11]

292

Major surgery

SBP not lower than 80 mmHg or 40% of patient’s reference value

(MAP = 75 ± 13 mmHg)

Median (IQR) 465 (390–600) min

SBP remained within ± 10% of the reference value

(MAP = 81 ± 14 mmHg)

Median (IQR) 423 (342–550) min

RIFLE

Hu et al. [12]

298

Non-cardiothoracic surgery

MAP 60-70 mmHg

Median (IQR) 228 (189–252) min

MAP 95-100 mmHg

Median (IQR) 211 (188–251) min

KDIGO creatinine-based criteria

Wanner et al. [13]

451

Major noncardiac

surgery

MAP ≥ 60 mm Hg

Median (IQR) 5.4 (4.3–7.0) hours

MAP ≥ 75 mm Hg

Median (IQR) 5.3 (4.2–7.1) hours

AKI AKIN criteria

Wu et al. [14]

646

Elective major gastrointestinal surgery

Level I MAP 65-79 mmHg

220.6 ± 71.0 min

Level II MAP 80-95 mmHg and level III MAP 96-110 mmHg

Level II 212.9 ± 73.6 and level III 218.9 ± 69.2 min

KDIGO any stages

Cardiac surgery

Azau et al. [15]

292

Elective cardiac surgery

MAP 50-60 mmHg

113 ± 51 min

MAP 75-85 mmHg

118 ± 43 min

RIFLE

Kandler et al. [16]

90

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CABG)

Standard care

(47 ± 5 mmHg)

130 ± 36 min

High arterial pressure

(> 60 mmHg)

130 ± 31 min

RIFLE

Siepe et al. [17]

92

CABG

MAP 60-70 mmHg

101 + 25 min

MAP 80-90 mmHg

91 + 30 min

Unknown

Sirvinska et al. [19]

122

CABG surgery on CPB

MAP < 60 mmHg

90.1 ± 28.9

MAP 60-70 mmHg

MAP > 70mmHG

109.5 ± 43.7

109.7 ± 45.3

RIFLE

Vedel et al. [18]

197

elective or subacute on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting and/or left-sided heart

MAP 40-50 mmHg

94.0 ± 33.0 min

MAP 70-80 mmHg

105.6 ± 77.4 min

Rates of doubling of baseline creatinine level