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Table 3 Clinical Outcomes

From: Remote ischaemic preconditioning versus sham procedure for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: an external feasibility randomized controlled trial

 

Randomised allocation

 

RIC (n = 34)

SHAM (n = 35)

Acute kidney injury

  

 AKIN 1

9 (27 %)

7 (20 %)

 AKIN 2

7 (21 %)

3 (9 %)

 AKIN 3

0 (0 %)

2 (6 %)

Myocardial Infarction

5 (15 %)

2 (6 %)

New post-op ECG changes

7(20 %)

7 (20 %)

New arrhythmia

7 (21 %)

5 (14 %)

Troponin T > 14 ng/L

16 (47 %)

10 (29 %)

Other post-operative issuesa

13 (38 %)

12 (34 %)

Death

0 (0 %)

3 (9 %)

  1. Data are shown as n (%) and cover the period from surgery to 6 months
  2. aWound infection, buttock or groin pain, pyrexia of unknown origin, graft problems
  3. AKIN refers to Acute Kidney Injury as classified by Acute Kidney Injury Network [26]