Early administration of levosimendan is associated with improved kidney function after cardiac surgery – a retrospective analysis

Table 2 Perioperative renal function parameters and SAPS-II scores

	Levo OR	Levo ICU	Pvalue
	(n = 28)	(n = 18)	Pvalue
Preoperative creatinine_plasma (mg/dl)	1.19 ± 0.37	1.13 ± 0.26	0.753
Preoperative eGFR (ml/min)	73 ± 23	73 ± 21	0.928
Preoperative diuretic treatment (%)	21.4	38.9	0.343
SAPS-II ICU admission	47 ± 17	44 ± 16	0.566
Incidence postoperative renal dysfunction (%)	67.9	94.4^*	0.033
Duration of RRT (hours)	79 (35-332)	272^* (132-703)	0.046

Postoperative renal dysfunction is defined as a creatinine plasma level > 2.0 mg/dl. Data are expressed as mean ± SD, median and quartiles or percentage. *indicate significant differences between groups. Levo OR/Levo ICU, see text for further details; OR, operating room; ICU, intensive care unit; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; RRT, renal replacement therapy.

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