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. 2019 Aug 19;9:11981. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-48418-4

Table 2.

Renal function parameters of baseline, at the time of AKI occurrence and CRRT initiation.

Survivors
n = 78 (49.4%)
Non-survivors
n = 80 (50.6%)
P value
At acute kidney injury occurrence
   Lactate (mmol/L) 4.9 (2.8, 9.8) 7.0 (3.7, 12.6) 0.113
   BUN (mg/dL) 50.0 (30.5, 70.6) 40.5 (26.2, 57.5) 0.047
   Creatinine (mg/dL) 2.54 (1.54, 3.66) 1.88 (1.27, 2.88) 0.003
   Potassium (mmol/L) 4.7 (1.0, 5.8) 4.4 (3.7, 5.1) 0.024
   Urine output (ml/day) 1,493 (505, 2,140) 1,114 (467, 2,487) 0.698
   pH 7.295 (7.236, 7.389) 7.299 (7.209, 7.395) 0.963
   GFR (ml/min/1.73 m) 24 (16, 39) 31 (19, 53) 0.020
   GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2€) 23 (15, 42) 32 (18, 57) 0.015
At ICU admission
   Lactate (mmol/L) 3.4 (2.2, 5.6) 9.7 (4.4, 15.3) <0.001
   BUN (mg/dL) 44.0 (31.2, 65.7) 44.5 (31.9, 63.7) 0.836
   Creatinine (mg/dL) 2.44 (1.45, 3.34) 2.34 (1.55, 3.07) 0.766
   Potassium (mmol/L) 4.3 (3.6, 5.1) 4.3 (3.7, 5.0) 1.000
Urine output (ml/day) 585 (196, 1,381) 520 (188, 1,070) 0.321
pH 7.379 (7.306, 7.430) 7.300 (7.251, 7.374) <0.001
At CRRT initiation
   Lactate (mmol/L) 4.3 (2.6, 8.9) 7.5 (4.2, 15.5) 0.001
   NGAL (ng/mL) 1,004 (465, 1,695) 820 (367, 2,083) 0.488
   Cystatin C (mg/L) 2.76 (1.87, 3.89) 2.89 (2.04, 3.93) 0.640
   GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2≠) 14 (8, 28) 14 (8, 25) 0.829
Interval time from AKI to CRRT initiation (hours) 9 (6, 14) 26 (11, 66) <0.001
CRRT duration (hours) 78 (52, 146) 67 (31, 212) 0.607

Values are expressed as n(%) or median(interquartile range) unless otherwise indicated; ¥Estimated by MDRD equation; Estimated by CKD-EPI creatinine equation; Estimated by CKD-EPI cystatin C equation.

AKI, Acute Kidney Injury; CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; GFR, Glomerular Filtration Rate; NGAL, Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin; CKD-EPI, Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration.