Table 3: Risk factors for acute kidney injury following total knee arthroplasty.

 

AKI

(n = 22)

No AKI

(n = 78)

OR (IC 95%)

p

Tourniquet application

16

34

2.667 (1.137-6.254)

0.014

Age older than 65 years

17

48

1.831 (0.738-4.541)

0.132

Male

13

33

1.696 (0.798-3.602)

0.125

Surgical time > 90 minutes

5

14

1.254 (0.529-2.972)

0.409

Blood loss > 500 cm3

17

29

3.991 (1.597-9.978)

0.001

Postoperative hemoglobin < 10 g/dl

13

22

2.683 (1.275-5.645)

0.008

Blood transfusion

7

7

2.867 (1.428-5.756)

0.012

High blood pressure

18

66

0.857 (0.334-2.199)

0.448

Diabetes mellitus

12

18

2.800 (1.360-5.764)

0.006

Rheumatoid arthritis

5

9

1.807 (0.794-4.109)

0.161

AKI = acute kidney injury, TKA = total knee arthroplasty.