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Table 2 Deviations of expected and observed mortality frequencies and their significance for several creatinine clearance intervals.

From: Creatinine clearance versus serum creatinine as a risk factor in cardiac surgery

CC [ml/min]

Cases #

Cases %

OM #

EM #

NLS (EM-OM)

RAMQ (OM/EM)

P

CC < 15

35

0.4 %

3

2.33

-0.67

1.29

0.73

15 ≤ CC < 25

94

1.2 %

14

10.17

-3.83

1.38

0.18

25 ≤ CC < 35

284

3.5 %

17

12.76

-4.24

1.33

0.245

35 ≤ CC < 45

623

7.7 %

29

23.49

-5.51

1.23

0.24

45 ≤ CC < 55

1054

13.0 %

43

29.74

-13.26

1.45

0.011

55 ≤ CC < 65

1236

15.2 %

15

27.01

12.01

0.56

0.006

65 ≤ CC < 75

1343

16.5 %

21

23.39

2.39

0.9

0.64

75 ≤ CC < 85

1123

15.1 %

14

17.28

3.28

0.81

0.46

85 ≤ CC < 95

854

10.5 %

11

11.35

0.35

0.97

0.96

95 ≤ CC < 105

525

6.5 %

3

5.77

2.77

0.52

0.24

105 ≤ CC < 115

362

4.4 %

2

4.35

2.35

0.46

0.27

115 ≤ CC < 125

221

2.7 %

1

2.33

1.33

0.43

0.57

125 ≤ CC

384

4.7 %

1

4.31

3.31

0.23

0.07

total

8138

100 %

174

174.34

0.34

1

 

CC < 55

2091

25.7 %

106

78.55

-27.45

1.35

< 0.001

CC ≥ 55

6047

74.3 %

68

95.79

27.79

0.71

< 0.001

  1. CC: creatinine clearance calculated according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula (see Eq. 1); OM#: number of observed mortalities; EM#: sum of expected mortality; NLS: net life saved; RAMQ: risk adjusted mortality quotient.