Clinical Profile and Outcome of Patients with Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis: Two Years’ Experience at a Tertiary Hospital in Rwanda

Table 1

Selected demographics, clinical characteristics, and laboratory parameters of study participants.

Variable	Frequency or median ()	Percent (%) or IQR
Sex
Male	42	51.2
Age
25 and younger	17	20.8
26–35	20	24.3
36–45	12	14.7
46–64	25	30.4
65 and above	8	9.8
Ward
Medical	51	62.2
OB-GYN	22	26.9
Surgery	7	8.5
ICU	1	1.2
A&E	1	1.2
Vital signs
Blood pressure
Hypotension	4	4.9
Normal	30	36.6
Mild HTN	18	21.9
Moderate HTN	11	13.4
Severe HTN	19	23.2
Laboratory tests
Serum potassium
Mild hyperkalemia	10	12.2
Severe hyperkalemia	33	40.2
Serum creatinine (mg/dl)	10.1	6.2–15.7
Serum urea (mmol/L)	33	21–50

Hypotension: BP < 90/60 mmHg; normal BP: 91/61–139/89 mmHg; mild hypertension: 140/90–159/99 mmHg; moderate hypertension: 160/100–179/109 mmHg; severe hypertension: >180/110 mmHg; mild hyperkalemia: 5.6–6.59 mmol/L; severe hyperkalemia: above 6.6 mmol/L; : number of subjects; IQR: interquartile range; OB-GYN: obstetrics and gynecology; ICU: intensive care unit; A&E: accident and emergency; HTN: hypertension.