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African American race, obesity, and blood product transfusion are risk factors for acute kidney injury in critically ill trauma patients
Journal of Critical Care, 05/18/2012
Shashaty MGS et al. – Acute kidney injury in critically ill trauma patients is associated with substantial mortality. The findings of African American race, obesity, and blood product administration as independent risk factors for AKI deserve further study to elucidate underlying mechanisms.
Methods- A prospective cohort of 400 patients admitted to the intensive care unit of a level 1 trauma center was followed for the development of AKI over 5days.
- Acute kidney injury developed in 147 (36.8%) of 400 patients.
- In multivariable regression analysis, independent risk factors for AKI included African American race (odds ratio [OR], 1.86; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.08-3.18; P=.024), body mass index of 30kg/m2 or greater (OR, 4.72 versus normal body mass index; 95% CI, 2.59-8.61; P<.001), diabetes mellitus (OR, 3.26; 95% CI, 1.30-8.20; P=.012), abdominal Abbreviated Injury Scale score of 4 or more (OR, 3.78; 95% CI, 1.79-7.96; P<.001), and unmatched packed red blood cells administered during resuscitation (OR, 1.13 per unit; 95% CI, 1.04-1.23; P=.004).
- Acute Kidney Injury Network stages 1, 2, and 3 were associated with hospital mortality rates of 9.8%, 13.7%, and 30.4%, respectively, compared with 3.8% for those without AKI (P<.001).
