Table 1.

Patient characteristics (N=128)

Variable	Value
Demographics
Age, y	58.2 ± 14.4
Male sex	91 (71.1%)
Weight, kg	84.2 ± 23.2
Height, cm	169.1 ± 10.1
BMI. kg/m>	29.6 ± 7.8
Comorbtdites
Hypertension	67 (52.3%)
Diabetes	52 140.6%)
CKD stages 1 –4	32 (25.0%)
Kidney failure	22 (16.6%)
CHF	43 (33.6%)
Liver disease	32 (25.0%)
Cancer	18 (14.1%)
Main clinical diagnosis at CKRT initiation
Sepsis	46 (36.9%)
Shock other than sepsis	43 (33.6%)
Cardiovascular disease	38 (29.7%)
Urinary calculus	1 (0.8%)
Disease severity
SOFA score at dialysis start	14.9 ± 3.3
Laboratory data at CKRT initiation
Serum urea nitrogen, mg/dL	55.5 ± 41.3
Creatinine, mg/dL	3.6 ± 2.5
pH	7.3 ± 0.1
Patient outcomes
CKRT duration, d	5.7 [2.9–12.5]
Hospital length of stay, d	27.0 [12.5–43.5]
ICU length of stay, d	13.0 [8.0–22.5]
ICU mortality	56 (42.9%)
In-hospital mortality	65 (50.8%)

Values for continuous variables presented as mean ± SD or median [interquartile range]; categorical variables, as counts (percentage). Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CHF, congestive heart falure: CKO, chronic kidney disease; CKRT, continuous kidney replacement therapy; ICU, intensve care unit; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.