Research Article

Long-Term Outcomes after Dialysis-Requiring Acute Kidney Injury

Table 2

Characteristics of patients with or without long-term survival.

Survival ()Nonsurvival ()

Male1946 (49.5%)1034 (52.3%)0.044
Age (years)<0.001
 Comorbidity
 Charlson score<0.001
 Myocardial infarction62 (1.6%)63 (3.2%)<0.001
 Congestive heart failure283 (7.2%)398 (20.1%)<0.001
 Peripheral vascular disease70 (1.8%)77 (3.9%)<0.001
 Cerebrovascular disease353 (9.0%)400 (20.2%)<0.001
 Dementia52 (1.3%)85 (4.3%)<0.001
 COPD497 (12.6%)457 (23.1%)<0.001
 Rheumatologic disease55 (1.4%)31 (1.6%)0.645
 Hemiplegia30 (0.8%)60 (3.0%)<0.001
 Chronic kidney disease1008 (25.6%)868 (43.9%)<0.001
 Solid tumor 212 (5.4%)180 (9.1%)<0.001
 Tumor with metastasis38 (0.9%)64 (3.2%)<0.001
 Diabetics with microvascular disease819 (20.8%)721 (36.5%)<0.001
 Diabetes mellitus1972 (50.1%)1210 (61.2%)<0.001
 Moderate or severe liver disease355 (9.02%)240 (12.1%)<0.001
 Index hospital comorbidity
 Cardiovascular73 (1.9%)50 (2.5%)0.100
 Respiratory200 (5.1%)195 (9.9%)<0.001
 Hepatic35 (0.9%)20 (1.01%)0.668
 Neurologic34 (0.9%)25 (1.3%)0.165
 Hematologic25 (0.6%)18 (0.9%)0.258
 Metabolic63 (1.6%)34 (1.7%)0.745
Initial dialysis modality
 CVVH48 (1.2%)23 (1.2%)<0.001
 IHD1537 (39.1%)1348 (68.1%)
 Use of diuretics 2.25 DDD at dialysis initiation999 (25.4%)849 (42.9%)<0.001
 Operative categories
 Cardiothoracic113 (2.9%)35 (1.8%)0.010
 Upper GI26 (0.7%)19 (0.96%)0.209
 Lower GI54 (1.4%)35 (1.8%)0.258
 Hepatobiliary 59 (1.5%)20 (1.01%)0.149
 Mechanical ventilation633 (16.1%)399 (20.2%)<0.001
 ICU admission during index hospitalization886 (22.5%)640 (32.4%)<0.001
 Postdischarge medications during survey periods
 ACEI/ARB875 (22.2%)473 (23.9%)0.149
 Statin403 (10.2%)141 (7.1%)<0.001
 NSAID651 (16.6%)319 (16.1%)0.710
 Aspirin271 (6.9%)166 (8.4%)0.040
 Diuretics654 (16.6%)597 (30.2%)<0.001
 Study categories
 Non-AKI 2349 (59.7%)607 (30.7%)<0.001
 Dialysis withdrawal subgroup361 (9.2%)324 (16.4%)
 Nonwithdrawal subgroup1224 (31.1%)1047 (52.9%)
 ESRD985 (25.0%)672 (34.0%)<0.001

ACEI, angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor; AKI, acute kidney injury; ARBs, angiotensin II receptor blockers; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DDD, defined daily dose; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; GI, gastrointestinal; ICU, intensive care unit; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents/analgesics.