07 September 2022 : Clinical Research
Measurement of Serum Levels of 5 Amino Acids and Dimethylamine Using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry in Patients without Septic Associated Acute Kidney Injury and with Septic Associated Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Patrycja Leśnik1ABCDEFG*, Lidia Łysenko2ADEG, Mariusz G. Fleszar


DOI: 10.12659/MSM.937784
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e937784
Table 2 Comparison of selected laboratory blood tests in patients with and without AKI and CRRT.
AKI and CRRT | p -value* | ||||||
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Yes (n=13) | No (n=28) | ||||||
Me | Q1 | Q3 | Me | Q1 | Q3 | ||
Procalcytonin (ng/mL) | 54.7 | 37.5 | 90.0 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 13.6 | <0.001 |
Urea (mg/dL) | 95.0 | 60.0 | 158.0 | 66.0 | 42.0 | 90.0 | 0.018 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.8 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.022 |
Urine output (mL/24h) | 100.0 | 0.0 | 330.0 | 1675.0 | 1012.5 | 2825.0 | <0.001 |
HCO3- (mmol/L) | 17.5 | 15.7 | 21.1 | 21.9 | 18.7 | 26.5 | 0.029 |
Lactate (mmol/L) | 5.0 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.012 |
n – number of patients; Me – median; Q1 – lower quartile; Q3 – upper quartile. * U Mann-Whitney test. |