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Clinical Study

Clinical Outcomes of Dialysis-Treated Acute Kidney Injury Patients at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Table 4

Comparison between survivors and mortalities.
Parameters Survivors ( 𝑛 = 2 9 )Mortalities ( 𝑛 = 2 7 ) 𝑃 value
Age 4 2 . 1 + 1 8 . 6 4 3 . 9 ± 1 8 . 7 𝑃 > 0 . 0 5 (ns)
Sex ratio (M/F) 1 . 6 ∶ 1 1 . 7 ∶ 1 No difference
Haematocrit (%) 2 4 . 6 ± 5 . 9 2 6 . 1 ± 7 . 8 𝑃 > 0 . 0 5 (ns)
Sodium (mmol/L) 1 3 3 . 8 ± 9 . 1 1 3 6 . 2 ± 9 . 2 𝑃 > 0 . 0 5 (ns)
Potassium (mmol/L) 4 . 7 ± 1 . 1 4 . 6 ± 1 . 1 𝑃 > 0 . 0 5 (ns)
Bicarbonate (mmol/L) 1 5 . 2 4 ± 5 . 3 8 1 5 . 3 ± 5 . 1 𝑃 > 0 . 0 5 (ns)
Urea (mmol/L) 2 9 . 3 3 ± 1 4 . 2 1 3 3 . 4 ± 1 0 . 6 𝑃 > 0 . 0 5 (ns)
Creatinine (mg/dL) 1 1 . 6 2 ± 5 . 8 3 1 1 . 5 ± 4 . 9 𝑃 > 0 . 0 5 (ns)
e-GFR (mls/min/1.72 m2) (at entry) 1 4 . 2 1 ± 6 . 8 7 1 4 . 7 ± 5 . 6 𝑃 > 0 . 0 5 (ns)
Estimated premorbid scr (mg/dL) 1 . 2 6 ± 0 . 3 0 1 . 2 2 ± 2 . 1 5 𝑃 > 0 . 0 5 (ns)
Duration on dialysis (weeks) 2 . 5 ± 1 . 9 6 2 . 3 ± 1 . 4 𝑃 > 0 . 0 5 (ns)
No of dialysis sessions received 2 . 6 ± 1 . 7 2 . 3 ± 1 . 4 𝑃 > 0 . 0 5 (ns)
Rifle grade:   
 Risk Nil Nil  
 Injury 4 (14.8%)Nil  
 Failure 23 (85.2%)27 (100%) 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
 Loss—— 
End stage kidney failure——