Table 2.
Demographic and clinical details of patients requiring dialysis for acute kidney injury (AKI)
| N | Peritoneal dialysis | Extracorporeal dialysis | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male, n (%) | 549 | 242 (55.3) | 63 (56.8) | 0.78 |
| Age in months, median (IQR) | 528 | 6.4 (0.92–30.4) | 73.9 (17.5–133.9) | < 0.001 |
| Neonate, n (%) | 134 | 126 (27.6) | 8 (8.0) | < 0.001 |
| Infant, n (%) | 182 | 166 (36.3) | 16 (16.0) | |
| Child, n (%) | 241 | 165 (36.1) | 76 (76.0) | |
| Weight in kg, median (IQR) | 502 | 6.0 (3.0–11.8) | 20.0 (11.0–30.0) | < 0.001 |
| Weight < 5 kg, n (%) | 201 | 189 (46.0) | 12 (11.0) | < 0.001 |
| Weight 5–9.9 kg, n (%) | 106 | 95 (23.1) | 11 (10.1) | |
| Weight 10–19.9 kg, n (%) | 98 | 69 (16.8) | 29 (26.6) | |
| Weight 20–29.9 kg, n (%) | 52 | 31 (7.5) | 21 (19.3) | |
| Weight 30–39.9 kg, n (%) | 42 | 17 (4.1) | 25 (22.9) | |
| Weight > 40 kg, n (%) | 21 | 10 (2.4) | 11 (10.1) | |
| Underlying clinical condition resulting in AKI | ||||
| Burns | 6 (1.3) | 1 (1.1) | 0.98 | |
| Cardiac medicala and surgical | 137 (29.8) | 5 (5.4) | 0.23 | |
| Encephalitis/meningitis | 4 (0.9) | 0 | ||
| Necrotising enterocolitis | 22 (4.8) | 0 | ||
| GIT medical | 8 (1.7) | 0 | ||
| GIT surgical | 10 (2.2) | 5 (5.4) | 0.74 | |
| Liver/metabolic | 28 (6.1) | 11 (12.0) | 0.53 | |
| Haematology/oncology | 16b (3.5) | 21c (22.8) | 0.09 | |
| Kidney transplant | 0 | 5 (5.5) | ||
| Kidney failure | 24 (5.2) | 17 (18.5) | 0.17 | |
| Haemolytic uraemic syndrome | 36 (7.8) | 2 (2.2) | 0.77 | |
| Other kidney | 22 (4.8) | 13 (14.1) | 0.33 | |
| Respiratory | 9 (2.0) | 0 | ||
| Sepsis/shockd | 122 (26.5) | 6 (6.5) | 0.27 | |
| Trauma | 5 (1.1) | 5 (5.4) | 0.70 | |
| Miscellaneous | 10 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) | 0.94 | |
| Survival | 526 | 254 (55.6) | 52 (75.4) | 0.002 |
GIT gastrointestinal tract
aNine had myocarditis
bTwo had tumour lysis syndrome
cTen had tumour lysis syndrome
dNine had severe acute malnutrition with oedema