|
Number of patients (n)
|
60
|
50
| |
|
Gender (n, male)
|
44 (73 %)
|
36 (72 %)
|
n.s.
|
|
Age (years)
|
68 ± 12
|
69 ± 11
|
n.s.
|
|
Bodyweight (kg)
|
87 ± 21
|
86 ± 23
|
n.s.
|
|
Sepsis (n)
|
16 (27 %)
|
16 (32 %)
|
n.s.
|
|
Postoperative (n)
|
40 (66 %)
|
25 (50 %)
|
n.s.
|
|
Other reason for ICU admission (n)
|
4 (7 %)
|
9 (18 %)
|
n.s.
|
|
SOFA score at initiation of CRRT
|
10 ± 3
|
9 ± 3
|
n.s.
|
|
Creatinine before present illness (μmol/l)
|
195 ± 139
|
226 ± 252
|
n.s.
|
|
Creatinine at initiation of CRRT (μmol/l)
|
337 ± 133
|
343 ± 179
|
n.s.
|
|
Urea before present illness (mmol/l)
|
11 ± 9
|
10 ± 9
|
n.s.
|
|
Urea at initiation of CRRT (mmol/l)
|
23 ± 9
|
22 ± 9
|
n.s.
|
|
Mean platelet count during CRRT (G/l)
|
168 ± 108
|
175 ± 115
|
n.s.
|
|
Mean dose of CRRT (ml∙h−1∙kg body weight−1)
|
24.0 ± 6.2
|
20.7 ± 5.6
|
0.0001
|
|
Mean blood flow (ml/min)
|
102 ± 12.5
|
100 ± 2.8
|
n.s.
|
|
Mean dialysate flow (ml/h)
|
2035 ± 307
|
1133 ± 283
|
0.0001
|
|
Mean flow replacement fluid (ml/h)
|
–
|
563 ± 203
|
n.a.
|
|
Mean ultrafiltration flow (ml/h)
|
159 ± 55
|
170 ± 59
|
0.0001
|
|
Mechanical ventilation (n)
|
43 (72 %)
|
40 (80 %)
|
n.s.
|
|
Cirrhosis of the liver (n)
|
6 (10 %)
|
4 (8 %)
|
n.s.
|
|
Patients weaned from CRRT (n)
|
22 (37 %)
|
19 (38 %)
|
n.s.
|
|
Patients receiving intermittent dialysis at ICU discharge (n)
|
8 (13 %)
|
4 (8 %)
|
n.s.
|
|
Fatal outcome on ICU (n)
|
30 (50 %)
|
27 (54 %)
|
n.s.
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