Research Article
Clinical Characteristics and 30-Day Outcomes of Intermittent Hemodialysis for Acute Kidney Injury in an African Intensive Care Unit
Table 1
Clinical features of patients with acute kidney failure.
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| | Gender | | | Male | 32 (80.0) | | Female | 8 (20.0) | | AKI etiological diagnoses | | | Sepsis | 33 (82.0) | | Cardiac | 9 (22.5) | | Malaria | 14 (33.0) | | ARDS | 17 (42.5) | | TBI | 2 (5.0) | | Poisoning | 1 (2.5) | | Organ support | | | Mechanical ventilation | 27 (67.5) | | APACHE II (mean) | 24.5 ± 3.7 | | Vasopressors | 23 (57.5) | | Enteral feeds | 25 (62.0) | | Laboratory characteristics | | | Creatinine (mmol/L) | 6.25 ± 1.8 | | Sodium (mEq/mL) | 134.9 ± 4.7 | | Potassium (mEq/mL) | 5.0 ± 0.3 | | pH | 7.1 ± 0.7 | | Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 10.4 ± 3.7 | | White blood count (103) | 14.3 ± 4.2 | | Platelets | 143.2 ± 14.5 |
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AKI: acute kidney injury; APACHE II: Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation; ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome; TBI: traumatic brain injury.
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