Table 3 Comparison of postoperative AKI in albumin non-exposure group and albumin exposure group before and after propensity score matching.

From: Intraoperative albumin use and postoperative acute kidney injury in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery

 

Postoperative AKI

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p-value

Entire cohort (unadjusted)

 Albumin non-exposure

3.4% (1285/37,611)

1

 

 Albumin exposure

13.0% (225/1725)

4.24 (3.64–4.92)

 < 0.001

PSM matched cohort (adjusted)

 Albumin non-exposure

4.7% (175/3697)

1

 

 Albumin exposure

11.1% (169/1524)

1.82 (1.41–2.34)

 < 0.001

  1. AKI, acute kidney injury; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; PSM, propensity score matching.
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