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. 2019 May 31;116(22):397–404. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0397

Table 3. Case-related analysis: primary and secondary diagnoses, procedures, and hospital outcomes according to KDIGO stage of AKI.

Case characteristics No AKI
(n = 145 959; 78.6%)
AKI
Stage 1
(n = 25 417; 13.7%)
Stage 2
(n = 8503; 4.6%)
Stage 3
(n = 5881; 3.1%)
Documented AKIs, n, % [95% CI]
Total period 2014–2017, including:
1.3 [1.2; 1.4] 4670
18.4 [17.9; 18.9]
3054
35.9 [34.9; 37.0]
3757
63.9 [62.6; 65.1]
2014 0.9 [0.8; 1.0] 13.4 [12.6; 14.2] 29.5 [27.7; 31.4] 60 [57.5; 62.4]
2015 1.2 [1.1; 1.3] 17.4 [16.5; 18.3] 34.9 [33.0; 36.8] 61.8 [59.4; 64.1]
2016 1.6 [1.5; 1.7] 21.7 [20.8; 22.7] 40.3 [38.4; 42.2] 67.7 [65.5; 69.9]
2017 1.8 [1.6; 2.0] 23.8 [22.4; 25.3] 41.9 [39.1; 44.8] 69.9 [66.8; 72.9]
Hospital primary diagnoses, % [95% CI]
– Acute coronary syndrome 1.6 [1.5; 1.7] 4.1 [3.8; 4.3] 3.7 [3.3; 4.1] 2.4 [2.0; 2.8]
– Cornary heart disease 3.8 [3.7; 3.9] 3.3 [3.1; 3.5] 1.6 [1.3; 1.9] 0.8 [0.6; 1.1]
– Cerebrovascular disease 3.3 [3.2; 3.4] 3.8 [3.6; 4.1] 3.8 [3.4; 4.2] 2.4 [2.0; 2.8]
– Respiratory diseases 4.0 [3.9; 4.1] 5.5 [5.2; 5.8] 7.3 [6.7; 7.8] 7.9 [7.2; 8.6]
– Malignancies/hemato-oncological diseases 23.0 [22.7; 23.3] 28.0 [27.4; 28.5] 30.9 [29.9; 31.9] 27.3 [26.1; 28.4]
– Gastrointestinal diseases 9.0 [8.8; 9.1] 8.2 [7.9; 8.5] 8.2 [7.7; 8.8] 8.7 [8.0; 9.5]
– Liver disease 1.1 [1.0; 1.1] 1.7 [1.6; 1.9] 2.7 [2.4; 3.1] 5.2 [4.7; 5.8]
Sepsis, % [95% CI] 0.12 [0.10; 0.14] 1.9 [1.8; 2.1] 9.4 [8.8; 10.0] 24.8 [23.7; 25.9]
Surgical procedures, % [95% CI] 39.6 [39.3; 39.8] 47.5 [46.8; 48.1] 60 [58.9; 61.0] 63.7 [62.4; 64.9]
Mechanical ventilation, % [95% CI] 1.2 [1.2; 1.3] 4.0 [3.8; 4.3] 10.3 [9.7; 11.0] 15.8 [14.9; 16.8]
Renal replacement therapy, % [95% CI]
– Intermittent hemodialysis 0.05 [0.04; 0.07] 1.3 [1.2; 1.5] 7.1 [6.6; 7.7] 29.9 [28.8; 31.1]
– Continuous renal replacement therapy 0.02 [0.01; 0.03] 0.9 [0.8; 1.1] 5.6 [5.2; 6.1] 21.4 [20.4; 22.5]
Total length of hospital stay (days), median (Q1; Q3) 4.0 (3; 8) 10 (6; 16) 18 (10; 30) 25 (12; 44)
Hospital mortality, % [95% CI] 0.6 [0.5; 0.6] 5.1 [4.9; 5.4] 13.7 [12.9; 14.4] 24.8 [23.7; 25.9]
Dialysis within 72 h of discharge, % [95% CI] 0.04 [0.03; 0.05] 0.8 [0.7; 0.9] 2.7 [2.4; 3.1] 11.7 [10.8; 12.5]

AKI, acute kidney injury; KDIGO, Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval