Table 1.
Characteristics of the 17 unique patients*
| Demographics | Patient (n=17) |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 68.4 (11.6) |
| Women, n (%) | 8 (47) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| Caucasian | 10 (59) |
| Other | 7 (41) |
| Comorbidities n, (%) | |
| Chronic kidney disease | 5 (29) |
| Diabetes | 9 (53) |
| Congestive heart failure | 5 (29) |
| Coronary artery disease | 5 (29) |
| Cancer | 2 (12) |
| Characteristics of index hospitalisation, n (%) | |
| Renal replacement therapy | 2 (12) |
| Intensive care unit | 10 (59) |
| Sepsis | 4 (24) |
| Surgical procedure | 10 (59) |
| Nephrotoxin | 2 (12) |
| Length of stay (days), median (25th, 75th percentile) | 15 (11–32) |
*17 unique patients (12 patient-only interviews, two caregiver-only interviews and three patient–caregiver pairs).