Research Article

Risk Factors for Mortality in Patients with Septic Acute Kidney Injury in Intensive Care Units in Beijing, China: A Multicenter Prospective Observational Study

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Survivors ( )Nonsurvivors ( ) value

Age (years; median IQR )72 (56–81)78 (67–83)<0.001
Gender (male) (%)131/201 (65.17%)100/160 (62.50%)0.264
BMI (mean ± SD)23.50 ± 3.5622.73 ± 4.090.058
Hospital acquired infection (%)61/201 (30.35%)75/160 (46.88%)0.001
Admission, (%)
 Surgical admission38/201 (18.91%)14/160 (8.75%)0.004
 Emergency83/201 (41.29%)56/160 (35%)0.003
Duration in ICU
 Days in ICU (days; median [IQR])9 (5–16)9 (5–19)0.737
Nonrenal organ failure, (%)
 Respiratory failure124/201 (61.69%)112/160 (70%)0.099
 Systolic heart failure11/201 (5.47%)22/160 (13.75%)0.007
 Hypovolemia shock 17/201 (8.46%)19/160 (11.88%)0.282
 Septic shock80/201 (39.8%)68/160 (42.50%)0.604
 DIC13/201 (6.47%)8/160 (5.00%)0.554
 Hepatic failure 12/201 (5.97%)8/160 (5.00%)0.500
 MODS (nonrenal)62/201 (30.85%)65/160 (40.63%)0.051
Comorbid disease, (%)
 Malignancy 34/201 (16.92%)43/160 (26.88%)0.031
 Hypertension/CHD108/201 (53.73%)94/160 (58.75%)0.340
 Diabetes mellitus 48/201 (23.88%)33/160 (20.63%)0.461
 CKD without renal failure11/201 (5.47%)4/160 (2.50%)0.160
 CKD with renal failure19/201 (9.45%)21/160 (13.13%)0.269
 Immunosuppression9/201 (4.48%)7/160 (4.38%)0.586
 Organ transplant 5/201 (2.49%)2/160 (1.25%)0.47
 Heart function level IV14/201 (6.97%)23/160 (14.36%)0.021
APACHEII score, first 24 h in ICU (mean ± SD) 21.41 ± 7.7426.32 ± 7.15<0.001
SOFA score, first 24 h in ICU (mean ± SD)9.42 ± 5.3311.83 ± 5.21<0.001

BMI: body mass index, RRT: renal replacement therapy, CKD: chronic kidney disease, ICU: intensive care unit, DIC: disseminated intravascular coagulation, MODS: multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, CHD: chronic heart disease, SOFA: sequential organ failure assessment, APACHE: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation.