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<str<strong>on</strong>g>ABSTRACTS</str<strong>on</strong>g> FROM 17 TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON <strong>CRRT</strong>,<br />

SAN DIEGO, FEB 14-17, 2012<br />

Patient factors potentially associated<br />

with AKI were investigated including:<br />

Apgar scores, cord pH and base deficit,<br />

delivery room complicati<strong>on</strong>s, severity of<br />

illness (need for pressors, transfusi<strong>on</strong>s),<br />

and exposure to nephrotoxic<br />

medicati<strong>on</strong>s. Results: AKI was found in<br />

36 (38%) of 96 infants with 16, 7, and<br />

13 fulfilling criteria for stage I, II, and<br />

III, respectively. Overall mortality was<br />

7% for the cohort and was higher for<br />

those who suffered AKI compared to<br />

those who did not, but did not reach<br />

statistical significance (14% vs. 3%, p=<br />

.99). Patients with AKI stayed l<strong>on</strong>ger in<br />

the Ne<strong>on</strong>atal Intensive Care unit<br />

(15.4±9.3 vs. 11±5.9 days, p=.14), and<br />

required prol<strong>on</strong>ged mechanical<br />

ventilati<strong>on</strong> (9.7±5.9 vs. 4.8±3.7 days,<br />

p46 ng/ml), the decreasing group (the<br />

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