Fig. 2.
Increase in serum chloride and AKI severity. The mean increase in serum chloride (Δ[Cl-]) in AKI stage 1, 2 and 3 is significantly higher than in patients without AKI (p < 0.05) and these data suggest a dose-response relationship between Δ[Cl-] and AKI stage. Δ[Cl - ] increase in serum chloride, AKI acute kidney injury,