Variables

Frequency

Bicarbonate

Bicarbonate

Bicarbonate

P-value

N = 342 (%)

<18.0

18.0 - 19.9

>20.0

ANOVA

N = 14 (%)

N = 56 (%)

N = 272 (%)

Days on admission

3 - 7

127 (37.2%)

0 (0.0%)

16 (28.6%)

111 (40.8%)

<0.001

8 - 14

128 (37.5%)

2 (20.0%)

8 (14.3%)

118 (43.4%)

15 - 28

61 (17.8%)

4 (58.6%)

18 (32.1%)

39 (14.3%)

>28

26 (10.5%)

8 (21.4%)

14 (25.0%)

4 (1.5%)

Comorbidities

None

218 (63.8%)

2 (14.3%)

15 (26.8%)

201 (73.9%)

<0.001

1

74 (21.6%)

6 (42.8%)

24 (42.9%)

44 (16.2%)

2

42 (12.3%)

4 (28.6%)

11 (19.6%)

27 (9.9%)

3

8 (2.3%)

2 (14.3%)

6 (10.7%)

0 (0.0%)

Nephrologist review

No

307 (89.8%)

8 (57.1%)

54 (96.4%)

245 (90.1%)

<0.001

Yes

35 (10.2%)

6 (42.9%)

2 (3.6%)

27 (9.9%)