Systemic and Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalins Are Poor Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury in Unselected Critically Ill Patients

Table 2

Characteristics of acute kidney injury patients by presence or absence of CVVH.

	CVVH	no CVVH	𝑃 value
	(𝑁=11)	(𝑁=72)
Age (years)	68.9 (11.6)	72.1 (12.7)	0.43
Gender (male)	7 (63.6%)	46 (63.9%)	0.99
APACHE II score	28 (20–30)	19 (14–25)	0.05
SAPS II	51 (44–57)	45 (35–51)	0.11
sUrea (mmol/L)	11 (7–23)	10 (7–18)	0.24
sCr (𝜇mol/L)	147 (94–299)	100 (76–139)	0.03
sNGAL (ng/mL)	338 (251–798)	341 (205.4–622)	0.56
uNGAL (ng/L)	303 (39–750)	219 (92–535)	0.90
uNGALcorr. (mg/mol Cr)	38 (7–342)	34 (9–114)	0.51
Urine output (mL/day)	1480 (493–1960)	2535 (1826–3792)	<0.001
AKI prior to CVVH (days)	1 (0–4)	NA	—