Table 2.
Criteria used to define the occurrence of complications.
| Complication | Definition | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| SBI |
Positive blood, urine, throat or sputum cultures within 24 h of sample collection |
a |
| AKI | Based on the Kidney Disease Improving Global Guidelines (KDIGO) classification, increase in Serum Creatinine by ≥ 0.3 mg/dl within 48 h | [35] |
| OR | ||
| Increase in Serum Creatinine by ≥ to 1.5 times | ||
| OR | ||
| Urine volume 0.5 ml/kg/h for 6 hb | ||
| ARDS | Based on the Berlin definition, presence of bilateral opacity in radiology reports | [36] |
| AND | ||
| Oxygenation: PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 300 mm Hg | ||
| AND | ||
| Timing: ≤ one week | ||
| AND | ||
| Origin: pulmonary |
a
Based on SEHA's clinical standards.
b
Urine output was not measured in our dataset because it is collected in the intensive care unit.