. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: Surgery. 2021 Feb 27;170(1):298–303. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.01.030

Table 2.

Incidence of other complications in patients with and without AKI.

Complications, n (%)	AKI (n = 599, 37%)	No AKI (n = 1032, 63%)
Cardiovascular complications	288 (48.1%)	229 (22.2%)^*
Venous thromboembolism	130 (21.7%)	153 (14.8%)^*
Sepsis	161 (26.9%)	87 (8.4%)^*
Wound complications	291 (48.6%)	405 (39.2%)^*
Neurological complications	216 (36.1%)	171 (16.6%)
ICU ≥48 hours	462 (77.1%)	512 (49.6%)^*
MV ≥48 hours	150 (25.0%)	41 (4.0%)^*
In-hospital mortality	59 (9.8%)	30 (2.9%)^*
30-day mortality	57 (9.5%)	33 (3.2%)^*
90-day mortality	84 (14.0%)	51 (4.9%)^*

The occurrence of postoperative AKI was associated with increased incidence of other complications.

Abbreviations: AKI, acute kidney injury; ICU, intensive care unit; MV, mechanical ventilation.

p-value <0.05 when comparing patients with and without AKI.