Umbilical Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Level as an Early Predictor of Acute Kidney Injury in Neonates with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Table 2

Differences between mortality, length of stay, and frequency of complications occurring in the group of neonates with HLHS and AKI in comparison with the group of children with HLHS no-AKI (Mann-Whitney test, Chi-square test).

Study group	Neonates HLHS-AKI; ()	Neonates HLHS no-AKI; ()	value
SaO2 before surgery (%)	89; 88–93	91; 88–95	0.73
Length of stay in NICU	12; 11–16	14; 12–18	0.32
Mortality before procedure (%)	3 (38%)	6 (46%)	0.09
Respiratory failure (%)	5 (62%)	6 (46%)	0.18
Circulatory insufficiency (%)	8 (100%)	10 (80%)	0.22
Necrotising enterocolitis (%)	1 (12%)	1 (8%)	0.57
IVH II (%)	1 (12%)	1 (8%)	0.57
IVH III-IV (%)	1 (12%)	2 (15%)	0.61

Results shown as medians and [95% confidence intervals] or percentages.