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. 2012 Nov 2;7(11):e48580. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048580

Table 2. Table of the most frequent primary cause of death stratified by AKI stage.

Condition leading to death AKI stage 1 AKI stage 2 AKI stage 3
Pneumonia 34.1% (138) 35.8% (87) 28% (61)
Malignancy 12.3% (50) 11.6% (28) 15.6% (34)
Heart failure 12.6% (51) 8.2% (20) 6.1% (14)
Ischaemic heart disease 9.4% (38) 3.3% (8) 4.6% (10)
Multi-organ failure 2% (8) 4.1% (10) 4.6% (10)
Total number of deceased 402 241 216

Results are displayed as percentages with absolute numbers in parentheses.