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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 3 Peak levels of CK and Mb according to the occurrence of acute kidney injury (RIFLE criteria used)

From: An observational study on rhabdomyolysis in the intensive care unit. Exploring its risk factors and main complication: acute kidney injury

RIFLE-criteria

None

Risk

Injury

Failure

Number (%)

1,440 (81.4%)

171 (9.7%)

75 (4.2%)

83 (4.7%)

CK (U/l)

433 (186–744)

474 (257–869)

669 (439–1415)*

873 (410–2669)*

sMb (μg/l)

228 (107–444)

362 (158–764)*

617 (204–1382)*

740 (255–2349)*

uMb (μg/l)

9 (9–66)

17 (9–372)*

11 (9–341)*

58 (9–431)*

  1. Data presented as median (Q1 - Q3).
  2. *p < 0.05 compared with the group with RIFLE = 0, test on log-transformed CK, sMb, and uMb.
  3. sMb, serum myoglobin; uMb, urinary myoglobin; CK, creatine kinase.
  4. RIFLE : R(isk) = 1, I(njury) = 2, F(ailure) = 3, L(oss), E(nd stage).
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