Table 1.
Characteristics of studies that included AKI patients treated with peritoneal dialysis only
| Reference | Study Type | Country | Study Period | Mean Age (yr) | ICU Patients (%) | Sepsis (%) | Mean APACHE II Score | Predominant Causes of AKI (Stated in the Studies) | N | Mortality (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponce (17) | Pros. | Brazil | January 2004 to January 2011 | 63.8 | NA | 54.7 | NA | Sepsis (41.1%), acute tubular necrosis (34.1%) | 150 | 57.3 |
| Kilonzo (6) | Retr. | Tanzania | July 2009 to June 2011 | 34.9 | NA | 7.1 | NA | Acute tubular necrosis (40.0%), GN (20.0%) | 14 | 21.4 |
| Ponce (18) | Pros. | Brazil | January 2005 to January 2007 | 63.5 | NA | 49.2 | 25.6 | Sepsis (49.5%), heart failure (23.5%), postsurgery (12.5%) | 61 | 54.1 |
| Hayat (28) | Retr. | India | April 2004 to November 2005 | 35.0 | NA | 5.0 | NA | Gastroenteritis (75.0%) | 43 | 10.0 |
| Gabriel (27) | Pros. | Brazil | January 2004 to December 2004 | 59.0 | 76.0 | NA | 32.2 | Ischemic (67.0%), mixed (33.0%) | 30 | 57.0 |
| Chitalia (26) | Pros. | India | NA | 34.7 | NA | 0.0 | NA | Prerenal (30.0%), leptospirosis (17.2%), G6PD crisis (13.8%) | 87 | 1.1 |
| Thongboonkerd (25) | Pros. | Thailand | NA | 43.9 | 100.0 | NA | 25.2 | Shock (50%), nonshock (50%) | 20 | 15.0 |
| Trang (24) | Retr. | Vietnam | December 1987 to November 1988 | 29.1 | NA | 0.0 | NA | Malaria (100%) | 104 | 26.0 |
| Howdishell (23) | Retr. | United States | January 1989 to May 1990 | 45.2 | 100.0 | NA | NA | Trauma-related (100%) | 5 | 40.0 |
| Sonnenblick (22) | Retr. | Israel | 1975–1986 | 75.6 | 100.0 | 38.6 | NA | Sepsis (38.6%), prerenal (36.4%), other (25%) | 44 | 70.5 |
| Indraprasit (21) | Retr. | Thailand | NA | 30.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 | NA | Malaria (100%) | 10 | 10.0 |
| Ojogwu (20) | Pros. | Nigeria | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Hypertensive crisis (100%) | 20 | 100.0 |
| Cameron (19) | Retr. | United Kingdom | January 1965 to February 1967 | 57.3 | NA | NA | NA | Postcardiac surgery (33.3%), postaortic surgery (33.3%) | 9 | 66.7 |
ICU, intensive care unit; APACHE II, Acute Physiology, Age, Chronic Health Evaluation II; Pros., prospective; NA, results not available; Retr., retrospective; G6PD, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.