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ANGIOGRAM 2:
1. preradiology
serum creatinine serum urea serum cystatin LFT
urine GST urine albumin urine creatinine serum creatinine serum urea serum cystatin urine GST urine albumin urine creatinine serum creatinine serum urea serum cystatin urine GST urine albumin urine creatinine
serum creatinine serum urea serum cystatin LFT
urine GST urine albumin urine creatinine
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urine GST urine albumin urine creatinine
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serum urea serum cystatin urine GST urine albumin urine creatinine
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serum urea serum cystatin urine GST urine albumin urine creatinine SURGERY
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serum urea serum cystatin c urine GST urine albumin urine creatinine
2. pre clamp serum creatinine
serum urea serum cystatin c urine GST urine albumin urine creatinine 3. pre clamp removal serum creatinine
4.2hrs post clamp removal serum creatinine
serum urea serum cystatin c urine GST urine albumin urine creatinine
serum urea serum cystatin c urine GST urine albumin urine creatinine
serum cystatin c LFT
urine GST urine albumin urine creatinine 5 jay 4 serum creatinine
serum urea serum cystatin c urine GST urine albumin urine creatinine
7 (jay 7 serum creatinine
serum urea serum cystatin c urine GST urine albumin urine creatinine
APPENDIX F
Data for patients undergoing surgery (n= 35). Coordinate points for the ROC Curve for baseline serum creatinine and cystatin C * baseline GFR < 72 ml/min
Area Under the Curve baseline serum creatinine * outcome GFR <
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Asymptotic 95% Confidence Interval
Lower Bound .824
Upper Bound 1.009 The test result variable(s): slcreats has at least one tie between the positive actual state group and the negative actual state group. Statistics may be biased.
a. Under the nonparametric assumption b. Null hypothesis: true area = 0.5
Coordinates of the Curve baseline serum creatinine in micromol/l "outcome GFR < 72 ml/min Test Result Variable(s): sicreats
Positive if Greater Than or Equal Toa
62.0000 66.0000 71.5000 76.5000 82.0000 86.5000 88.5000 90.0000 91.5000 93.0000 94.5000 96.5000 99.0000 100.5000 101.5000 103.0000 106.0000 108.5000 109.5000 111.0000 114.0000 116.5000 117.5000 120.5000 128.5000 138.0000 142.5000 153.5000 179.0000 250.5000 308.0000
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Area Under the Curve baseline serum cystatin C * outcome GFR < 72 ml/min
Test Result Variable(s): slcystc
Area .808
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Upper Bound .953
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Positive if Greater Than
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Sensitivity 1.000 .962 .962 .923 .923 .885 .846 .808 .769 .769 .769 .769 .769 .769 .769 .692 .654 .615 .577 .538 .462 .423 .385 .346 .308 .269 .231 .192 .077 .038 .000
1 - Specificity 1.000 1.000 .889 .889 .778 .778 .778 .778 .778 .667 .556 .444 .333 .222 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
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APPENDIX G
Data for patients undergoing surgery (n= 35). 2x2 Tables for baseline variables * outcomes (For each variable 0 = no, 1 = yes)
Baseline serum creatinines 20 micromol/l * Creatinine rise>25% Crosstabulation
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Baseline serum 0 creatinine>120
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serum creatinine rise
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Count
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0 20
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Baseline serum creatinine > 120 micromol/l * Dialysis Crosstabulation
Count
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micromol/l Total
DIALYSIS 0
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Total 28
7 35
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Baseline serum cystatin C > 1.24 mg/l * Dialysis Crosstabulation
Count
Baseline serum cystatin 0
C > 1.24 mg/l 1 Total
DIALYSIS 0
24 6 30
1 1 4 5
Total 25 10 35
APPENDIX H
Data for patients undergoing surgery (n=35). Coordinate points for ROC Curve baseline calculated creatinine clearance/ serum creatinine/ serum cystatin C * outcome dialysis
Area Under the Curve Baseline Creatinine clearance Test Result Variable(s): ccrsl
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Area .621
Std. Error9
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Asymptotic Siq.b
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Upper Bound .875
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Sensitivity 1.000 1.000 1.000 .750 .750 .750 .750 .750 .750 .750 .750 .500 .250 .250 .250 .250 .250 .250 .250 .250 .250 .250 .250 .250 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
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APPENDIX J
Data for patients undergoing surgery (n= 35). Coordinate points for RIC Curves for peak serum creatinine/ peak cystatin C post op * outcome dialysis
Area Under the Curve Peak serum creatinine * outcome dialysis Test Result
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Positive if Greater Than or Equal Toa
77.0000 81.0000 85.5000 88.0000 90.5000 93.0000 96.0000 98.5000 102.5000 107.0000 108.5000 109.5000 112.0000 115.0000 117.0000 119.0000 120.5000 122.5000 125.5000 128.5000 130.5000 137.5000 145.0000 149.0000 153.5000 162.0000 180.0000 231.5000 287.5000 334.5000 397.5000 447.0000 466.0000
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Area Under the Curve Peak serum cystatin C * outcome dialysis Test Result Variable(s): Peak S Cyst C
Area .943
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Asymptotic 95% Confidence Interval
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