Research Article
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%) |
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