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Table 3 Clinical outcomes of low dose HES vs moderate dose HES group

From: Impact of 6% balanced hydroxyethyl starch following cardiopulmonary bypass on renal function: a retrospective study

Variables

Low dose HES

(n = 1239)

Moderate dose HES

(n = 418)

p-value

Acute kidney injury

78 (6.3)

45 (10.7)

.02

 RIFLE (Risk)

56 (4.5)

34 (8.1)

 

 RIFLE (Injury)

18 (1.4)

8 (1.9)

 

 RIFLE (Failure)

4 (0.3)

3 (0.7)

 

 KDIGO

101 (8.2)

57 (13.6)

.02

New renal replacement therapy

40 (3.2)

18 (4.3)

.30

ICU stay, days

2.9 ± 7.7

2.9 ± 2.8

.003

30-day mortality

21 (1.6)

7 (1.6)

.97

Mortality after 30-day

37 (2.9)

22 (5.2)

.03

  1. Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (percentage). HES Hydroxyethyl starch; RIFLE Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss of kidney function, End-stage kidney disease classification to define and stratify the severity of acute kidney injury; KDIGO Kidney disease improving global outcomes; ICU Intensive care unit