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. 2013 Oct 4;17(5):R220. doi: 10.1186/cc13041

Table 3.

Factors associated with impairment in renal function after surgery

  RR 95% CI P -value OR 95% CI P -value
Multiple surgery
1.83
1.54, 2.18
<0.001
4.16
2.98, 5.80
<0.001
Vancomycin administration
1.57
1.37, 1.81
<0.001
2.63
2.07, 3.34
<0.001
Aminoglycoside administration
1.23
1.07, 1.41
0.004
1.44
1.13, 1.83
0.004
Vancomycin:aminoglycoside interaction
1.54
1.34, 1.76
<0.001
2.62
2.08, 3.31
<0.001
Contrast agent
1.33
1.18, 1.51
<0.001
1.70
1.37, 2.12
<0.001
Transfusion
1.62
1.27, 2.07
<0.001
2.38
1.55, 3.63
<0.001
Pre-operative hemoglobin (<10 g/dl)
1.39
1.15, 1.67
0.001
1.89
1.34, 2.66
<0.001
Age (>65 y) 0.57 0.47, 0.70 <0.001 0.41 0.30, 0.57 <0.001

The variable importance measure for the risk factors associated with post-operative renal function impairment was performed after adjusting for all other covariates. RR, relative risk, OR, odds ratio.