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Table 3 Outcomes of patients who received HES ≥ 1000mL or < 1000 mL

From: Large volume infusions of hydroxyethyl starch during cardiothoracic surgery may be associated with postoperative kidney injury: propensity-matched analysis

 

HES ≥ 1000 mL

HES < 1000 mL

p value

Number of patients

179

357

 

AKI incidents

57 (31.8%)

94 (26.3%)

0.22

AKI stage

1

35 (19.6%)

58 (16.2%)

 

2

3 (1.7%)

17 (4.8%)

 

3

19 (10.6%)

19 (5.3%)

 

Peak serum creatinine (mg/dL)

1.01 (0.81–1.33)

0.94 (0.75–1.25)

0.038

RRT requirement

16 (8.9%)

14 (3.9%)

0.017

ICU length of stay (days)

4 (3–5)

3 (3–5)

0.27

28-day hospital free days (days)

10 (0–14)

12 (5–14)

0.032

Hospital mortality

13 (7.3%)

9 (2.5%)

0.017

  1. Data are expressed as medians with 25th to 75th percentiles or percentages
  2. HES hydroxyethyl starch, AKI acute kidney injury, RRT renal replacement therapy, ICU intensive care unit