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. 2015 Dec 30;19:452. doi: 10.1186/s13054-015-1170-8

Table 6.

Need for chronic dialysis for patients with and without AKI-RRT in 5 years following first-time hospital admission with MI-related cardiogenic shock

Exposure Chronic dialysis No. of hospital survivorsa Cumulative mortality % (95 % CI) Hazard ratio (95 % CI)
Crude Adjustedb
No AKI-RRT 18 2,805 0.9 (0.5–1.4) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
AKI-RRT 27 254 11.3 (7.6–15.9) 18.7 (10.3–33.9) 15.9 (8.7–29.3)

a Patients surviving until hospital discharge

b Cox proportional hazards regression model adjusted using a propensity score

AKI-RRT Acute kidney injury treated with renal replacement therapy, CI confidence intervals, MI myocardial infarction