Table 2.
Laboratory and prognostic variables in both groups.
| Variable | Group I (RML) N = 17 |
Group II (no RML) N = 184 |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basal creatinine (micromole/L) | 95.6 ± 35.3 | 92.7 ± 61 | 0.8 |
| AKI | 7 (41%) | 34 (18%) | 0.025 |
| HsTnT (ng/L) | 3606 ± 110 | 1064 ± 81 | 0.001 |
| CK MB (U/L) | 83.4 ± 26 | 40.3 ± 3.1 | 0.001 |
| Myoglobin (ng/mL) | 1120 ± 250 | 450 ± 195 | 0.0001 |
| LOSICU (hours) | 203 ± 142 | 50 ± 11 | 0.001 |
| LOShosp (days) | 13.06 ± 11 | 7.5 ± 3.7 | 0.001 |
| Ventilation time (minutes) | 856 ± 199 | 486 ± 24 | 0.001 |
AKI: acute kidney injury; HsTnT: high sensitive troponin T; CK MB: creatine kinase MB; LOSICU: length of stay in intensive care; LOShosp: hospital length of stay.