Clinical Characteristics and 30-Day Outcomes of Intermittent Hemodialysis for Acute Kidney Injury in an African Intensive Care Unit

Table 2

Hemodialysis prescription characteristics and outcomes.

	(%)
Total number of dialysis sessions	192
Duration of dialysis (hours)
<4	118 (61.2)
4–6	30 (17.3)
>6	44 (22.5)
Blood flow rate (mL/min)	264.5 ± 42.5
Heparin (U/hr)	281 ± 39
Ultrafiltration rate	242.1 ± 27
BUN	44.5 ± 7.2
Creatinine (mmol/L)	6.5 ± 1.85
Complications during dialysis
Anemia	7 (17.5)
Hypotension	9 (22.5)
Hypotension/anemia	2 (5.0)
No complication	22 (55.0)
Outcome
Alive/discharged (survivors)	19 (47.5)
Dead (nonsurvivors)	21 (52.5)

AKI: acute kidney injury; APACHE II: Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation.