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Published in final edited form as: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Jul 22;165(10):884–889. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.152

Table 3.

Differences in Total Fluid Volume and Sodium Given Intravenously to the Oligoanuric and Nonoligoanuric Groups

	Median (Range) [IQR]			U	Effect Size (r)^a	P Value
	All Patients (n = 50)	Anuric Patients (n = 34)	Nonoligoanuric Patients (n = 16)	U	Effect Size (r)^a	P Value
Total fluid volume, L/m²
During all days before HUS	1.5 (0.0–10.0) [4.3]	1.3 (0.0–9.5) [3.9]	3.8 (0.0–10.7) [6.7]	182	−0.26	.06
During first 4 days of illness	0.05 (0–7.5) [2.8]	0 (0–4.9) [1.7]	1.7 (0–7.5) [3.4]	170	−0.32	.02
Total sodium, mEq/m²
During all days before HUS	193 (0–1457) [483]	170 (0–1457) [430]	370 (0–1225) [551]	193	−0.23	.13
During first 4 days of illness	7.8 (0–755) [295]	0 (0–755) [220]	189 (0–483) [362]	185	−0.27	.05

Abbreviations: HUS, hemolytic uremic syndrome; IQR, interquartile range.

Medium effect is defined as r >|0.3|.