A comparison of four methods to define timing of acute kidney injury

Ka Wlodzimirow,C Bouman,A Abu-Hanna

doi:10.1186/cc9524

Abstract

RIFLE provides standardized criteria for defining acute kidney injury (AKI) [1]. It is based on changes in serum creatinine (sCr), in relation to a premorbid sCr, and on urine output. When premorbid sCr is unknown, baseline sCr is estimated. Often only sCr is used (RIFLEcreat). Thus there are four methods for defining AKI: actual RIFLE, actual RIFLEcreat, estimated RIFLE and estimated RIFLEcreat. There is much interest for biomarkers predicting early AKI [2]. Critical for determining a biomarker's performance of AKI is the diagnosis of the first day of AKI (AKI-0). We compared the impact of four AKI definitions on determining AKI-0.

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Results We studied 53 patients (42 males, mean age (SEM) 57.6 (2.8) years, illness severity scores APACHE II 21.3 (0.9); SAPS II 53.3 (2.3); SOFA 10.2 (0.2); and ICU stay 35.9 (4.8) days). Results We included 53 consecutive patients (42 males, mean age 57.6 ± 2.8 years, illness severity scores APACHE II 21.3 ± 0.9; SAPS II 53.3 ± 2.3; SOFA 10.2 ± 0.2; and mean ICU stay 35.9 ± 4.8 days) of which 25 (47.2%) had at least one US findings. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence and type of incidents related to intrahospital transport (IHT) of critically ill patients in our ICU and to identify contributing factors of these incidents. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of monotherapy with nebulized colistin on clinical and microbiological outcomes in critically ill patients with VAT due to polymyxin-only susceptible Gram-negative bacteria

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