Research Article

Prevalence and Mortality Rates of Acute Kidney Injury among Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Study

Table 3

MICU interventions and outcomes.

InterventionsAll patients
N = 457
No AKIDeveloped AKI
n = 196
value

Noninvasive ventilation171 (37.4%)100 (58.5%)71 (41.5%)0.28
Ventilators (yes %)179 (39.1%)69 (50.4%)65 (49.6%)0.24
Vasopressors (yes %)102 (27.1%)54 (52.9%)44 (47.1%)0.72
Antibiotics
 Aminoglycosides32 (8.2%)18 (56.3%)14 (43.7%)0.91
 Colistin77 (20.5%)47 (61.0%)30 (39%)0.26
 Vancomycin162 (35.4%)52 (32.1%)110 (67.9%)<0.001
 Fluoroquinolones234 (62.2%)131 (56%)103 (44%)0.62
Clinical outcomes
 Hospital stay (days)13.44 ± 12.212.7 ± 11.514.5 ± 14.70.53
 MICU stay (days)9.0 ± 9.49.3 + 9.58.5 ± 9.40.37
 Mortality (%)123 (26.9%)53 (43.1%)70 (56.9%)<0.001

MICU: medical intensive care unit. value <0.001. The bold values are significant with three stars <0.001.