outcome CKD III P value CKD IV P value CKD V P value ESRD P value
In-hospital mortality 50 15 <20 12
Adjusted odds ratio 1.99 95% CI 0.99 – 4.01 0.052 4.48 95% CI 1.79 – 11.2 0.001 3.95 95% CI 0.28 – 556 0.3 1.84 95% CI 0.51 – 6.5 0.34
30-day readmission due to Ventricular tachycardia (n) 53 <11 <11 <11
Adjusted odds ratio 1.8 95% CI 0.9 – 3.6 0.08 0.74 95% CI 0.16 – 3.3 0.7 N/A N/A 1.13 95% CI 0.24 – 5.48 0.8
Acute kidney injury (n) 338 72 11 29
Adjusted odds ratio 3.7 95% CI 2.7 – 5.1 <0.01 5.5 95% CI 3.1 – 9.7 <0.01 25.7 95% CI 2.6 – 246 <0.01 1.1 95% CI 0.5 – 2.3 0.128
Mean LOS (days) 8.75 9.91 25.40 13.80
Adjusted mean LOS difference (days) 1.37 2.99 19.27 6.01
95% CI 0.34-2.39 <0.01 0.76-5.22 <0.01 9.29-29.26 <0.01 2.41-9.60 <0.01
Mean Hospital charges (USD) 218014 227267 513732 367057
Adjusted mean hospital charges difference (USD) 6588 34972 343797 150610
95 % CI -14738 – 27914 0.545 -17562 – 87507 0.192 54137 – 633458 0.020 6561 - 294659 0.04