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Table 2 Association between median (and range) baseline characteristics and cumulative AKI within 7 days of surgery

From: Predictors and outcome of acute kidney injury after non-cardiac paediatric surgery

Variable

AKI

No AKI

p value

Age (months)

72.0 (0.4–168.0)

56.0 (0.0–180.0)

0.506

Heart rate (/min)

106 (66–150)

116 (68–160)

0.723

Respiratory rate (/min)

28 (20–86)

32 (16–60)

0.402

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

101.5 (86–140)

100.0 (60–130)

0.126

Haemoglobin (g/L)

11.0 (7.0–14.3)

11.3 (6.1–18.7)

0.495

Leukocyte (× 103/mm3)

9.4 (3.0–24.0)

9.2 (2–26.6)

0.919

Serum sodium (mmol/L)

135 (121–143)

136 (103–146)

0.551

Serum potassium (mmol/L)

3.9 (2.2–6.6)

3.9 (1.5–5.5)

0.875

Serum chloride (mmol/L)

101 (88–130)

102 (87–116)

0.633

Serum bicarbonate (mmol/L)

19 (10–44)

19 (7–28)

0.906

eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)

71.0 (17.6–138.8)

81.0 (19.6–142.0)

0.239

  1. AKI, acute kidney injury; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate