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. 2018 Jan 4;11(4):443–449. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfx144

Table 3.

Peri-op characteristics of participants with AKI and those without AKI

Risk factors Peri-op AKI (n = 49) No peri-op AKI (n = 170) P-value
Pre-op risk factors, n (%)
 Age >60 years 8 (16.3) 20 (11.8) 0.69
 Pre-op sepsis 12 (28.6) 12 (7.1) 0.01*
 Presence of at least one co-morbidity 16 (32.6) 56 (32.9) 0.76
 Elevated pre-op BP 16 (32.5) 62 (36.5) 0.60
 Hypertension 9 (18.4) 40 (23.5) 0.48
 Diabetes mellitus 4 (8.1) 10 (5.9) 0.56
 Proteinuria 11 (22.5) 20 (11.8) 0.06
 Pre-op anaemia 22 (44.9) 40 (23.5) 0.01*
 Pre-op leucocytosis 7 (14.2) 12 (7.1) 0.09
 Pre-existing kidney dysfunction 13 (26.6) 6 (3.5) 0.02*
Intra-op risk factors ±
 Prolonged duration of surgery >120 min 32 (65.3) 29 (17.1) 0.01*
 Prolonged duration of anaesthesia >120 min 33 (67.3) 40 (23.5) 0.01*
 Intra-op hypotension 4 (4.1) 9 (5.3) 0.23
 Intra-op hypertension 2 (2.1) 6 (3.5)
 EBL >500 mL 15 (30.6) 31 (18.2) 0.09
 Intra-op blood transfusion 28 (57.1) 34 (20.0) 0.02*
 Need for >3 L intra-op 12 (24.5) 23 (13.5) 0.07
 Need for inotropic support 1 (2.0) 2 (1.2) 0.65
Post-op risk factors ±
 Drain >500 mL/day 10 (20.4) 28 (16.5) 0.52
 Had 2 or more post-op antibiotics 11 (22.5) 46 (27.1) 0.53
 Post-op analgesic 47 (95.9) 166 (97.6) 0.67
 Post-op sepsis 11 (22.5) 46 (27.1) 0.53
 Post-op blood transfusion 47 (95.9) 166 (97.6) 0.67

BP, blood pressure; EBL, estimated blood loss.

*P-value less than 0.05.