Comparison of hospital survivors and non- survivals after commencement of renal replacement therapy.

APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CRP, C reactive protein; CysC, cystatin C; FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; GCS, Glasgow coma scale; IHD, intermittent hemodialysis; IL-18, interleukin-18; MAP, mean arterial pressure; NGAL: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; NS, not significant; PaO2, partial pressure of oxygen; RIFLE, Risk of renal failure, Injury to the kidney, Failure of kidney function, Loss of kidney function, and End-stage renal failure; RRT, renal replacement therapy; SE, standard error; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment.