Table 6.
Measurements (mean ± SD or percent) in patients with 48-h BUN levels <8 mg/dl or ≥8 mg/dl
| BUN mg/dl |
P Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| <8 mg/dl (30) | ≥8 mg/dl (99) | ||
| Age (years) | 55 ± 16 (30) | 57 ± 16 (99) | 0.60 |
| Weight (kg) | 76 ± 21 (30) | 90 ± 22 (99) | 0.001 |
| Serum albumin, pre–C-SLED | 2.40 ± 0.80 (28) | 2.24 ± 0.70 (81) | 0.10 |
| SOFA score | 12.6 ± 4.1 (30) | 13.2 ± 3.7 (99) | 0.44 |
| Mortality (%) | 70 (30) | 55 (99) | 0.028 |
| BUN (mg/dl), pre–C-SLED | 46 ± 18 (30) | 73 ± 33 (99) | 0.001 |
| BUN (mg/dl), 24-h C-SLED | 9 ± 5 (28) | 23 ± 12 (97) | 0.002 |
| BUN (mg/dl), 48-h C-SLED | 4.5 ± 1.8 (30) | 17.0 ± 9.8 (99) | 0.0001 |
| TPN (%), pre–C-SLED | 3 (30) | 9 (99) | 0.001 |
| TPN (%), 24-h C-SLED | 4 (30) | 14 (99) | 0.001 |
| TPN (%), 48-h C-SLED | 7 (30) | 19 (99) | 0.0001 |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dl), pre–C-SLED | 3.25 ± 1.24 (30) | 3.32 ± 1.80 (99) | 0.86 |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dl), 48-h C-SLED | 0.78 ± 0.36 (30) | 1.06 ± 0.83 (98) | 0.09 |
BUN, blood urea nitrogen; C-SLED, continuous sustained low-efficiency dialysis; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment; TPN, total parenteral nutrition. The lower limit of normal value for BUN is 8 mg/dl.