Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcome of Acute Kidney Injury in the Intensive Care Unit: A Single-Center Study from Jordan

Table 2

Major causes of admission.

Respiratory	342 (19.2%)
Respiratory failure	4.1%
Severe pneumonia	11.6%
Pulmonary embolism	2.8%
Bronchial asthma	0.7%
Cardiology	194 (10.9%)
Acute coronary syndrome	6.2%
Arrhythmia	2.2%
Cardiac arrest	0.8%
Hypertensive emergency	1.7%
Neurology	350 (19.7%)
Hemorrhagic stroke	10.7%
Ischemic stroke	6.2%
Seizure	2.8%
Gastrointestinal	193 (10.9%)
Liver cirrhosis	0.9%
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding	5.8%
Abdominal pain	4.2%
Endocrinology	124 (7.0%)
Diabetic ketoacidosis	6.1%
Hypoglycemia	0.9%
Sepsis	228 (12.8%)
Electrolyte disorders	167 (10.6%)
Malignancy	180 (10.1%)