Research Article

C-reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio and Acute Kidney Injury after Radical Cystectomy among Elderly Patients: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis

Table 2

Intraoperative and postoperative data of elderly cystectomy patients.

VariablesAll patients ()Non-AKI group ()AKI group () value

Operation duration (min)0.314
Anesthesia duration (min)0.517
Crystalloid amount (mL/kg)0.827
Colloid amount
 6% hydroxyethyl starch (mL/kg)0.001
 5% albumin (mL)0.480
Red blood cell transfusion196 (57.3)120 (51.7)76 (69.1)0.003
Estimated blood loss (mL)0.476
Intraoperative hypotension46 (13.5)30 (12.9)16 (14.5)0.735
NMB reversal agent0.646
 Neostigmine-glycopyrrolate283 (82.7)190 (81.9)93 (84.5)
 Sugammadex59 (17.3)42 (18.1)17 (15.5)
Urinary diversion type0.015
 Ileal conduit181 (52.9)112 (48.3)69 (62.7)
 Ileal neobladder161 (47.1)120 (51.7)41 (37.3)
Postoperative urinary infection77 (22.5)25 (22.7)52 (22.4)>0.999
Postoperative urinary tract obstruction1 (0.3)0 (0.0)1 (0.4)>0.999
Postoperative NSAID use160 (46.8)58 (52.7)102 (44.0)0.134

Continuous variables are presented as the and categorical variables as number (%). For comparisons between the AKI and non-AKI groups. AKI: acute kidney injury; NMB: neuromuscular blockade; NSAID: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.