Research Article

Hospital-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury in Noncritical Care Setting: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes

Table 3

Severity of AKI based on nephrology consultation.

All patientsNephrology consultation (n = 31)No nephrology consultation (n = 191)

Baseline serum creatinine (SCr), μmol/L (mean (SD))103.9 (50.3)146 (79)97.1 (40.3)
 Median (IQR)89.5 (69–127.3)127 (89–175)86 (68–121)<0.001
SCr at point of AKI detection, μmol/L (mean (SD))155.8 (69.2)235.1 (108.1)142.9 (50.3)
 Median (IQR)139.5 (109.8–181.5)214 (157–281)135 (105–172)<0.001
Maximum SCr during admission, μmol/L (mean (SD))172.6 (103.5)324.4 (179.8)147.9 (54.6)
 Median (IQR)147 (113.8–197)268 (192–434)139 (108–176)<0.001
KDIGO stage at time of AKI (N (%))
 Stage 1204 (91.9)21 (67.7)183 (95.8)
 Stage 211 (5)5 (16.1)6 (3.1)
 Stage 37 (3.2)5 (16.1)2 (1)