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. 2015 Apr 16;5(3):157–163. doi: 10.1159/000381068

Table 2.

Comparison of demographic, comorbidity and peri-operative characteristics in hospital survivors (n = 36) with progressive CKD and those without

Progressive CKD (n = 14) No progressive CKD (n = 22) p value
Age, years 68 (54, 71) 66 (61, 76) 0.66
Male gender 9 (64.3) 14 (63.6) 0.97
Diabetes mellitus 10 (71.4) 18 (81.8) 0.68
Hypertension 14 (100) 21 (95.5) 1.00
Cerebral or peripheral vascular disease 4 (28.6) 2 (9.1) 0.18
Pre-operative myocardial infarction 6 (42.9) 10 (45.5) 0.88
Pre-operative left ventricular ejection fraction <35% 8 (57.1) 8 (36.4) 0.22
EuroSCORE 3.5 (2.2, 15.6) 2.9 (1.8, 5.9) 0.23
Pre-operative inotropic or ventilatory support 3 (21.4) 3 (13.6) 0.66
Pre-operative hemoglobin, g/dl 10.7 (10.0, 12.4) 12.1 (10.2, 13.1) 0.49
Decrease in post-operative hemoglobin ≥20% from pre-operative level 7 (50.0) 8 (36.4) 0.42
Emergency surgery 4 (28.6) 8 (36.4) 0.72
Concurrent valve surgery 3 (21.4) 1 (4.5) 0.28
CPB duration, min 87 (74, 122) 105 (79, 122) 0.28
Surgical re-exploration 3 (21.4) 3 (13.6) 0.66
Pre-operative serum creatinine, µmol/l 214 (159, 399) 155 (112, 187) 0.015
Pre-operative CKD EPI eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2 20.4 (11.9, 38.2) 39.9 (25.9, 55.5) 0.027
AKIN stage 3 by creatinine criteria at RRT initiation 10 (71.4) 9 (40.9) 0.09
Interval from CABG to ARRT, days 1 (1, 3) 1 (1, 2) 0.87
CRRT at initiationa 7 (50.0) 10 (55.6) 0.76

Categorical variables are shown as numbers (percentages) and compared using Pearson's χ2 test. Continuous variables are shown as medians (IQR) and compared via the Mann-Whitney U test.

a

ARRT modality at dialysis initiation was available in 32 survivors.