Acute kidney injury : detection

Presented here is a concise table outlining NICE's key recommendations on detecting Acute Kidney Injury for accurate clinical assessments."

Criteria	Details	Explanation
(p)RIFLE, AKIN, KDIGO definitions	Used for categorizing severity	Different systems/definitions for acute kidney injury.
Serum creatinine rise ⬆️	26 micromol/litre or greater within 48 hours	Rapid decline in kidney function.
Serum creatinine increase ⬆️	50% or greater rise within the past 7 days	Indicator of decreased kidney function.
Urine output fall for adults ⬇️	Less than 0.5 ml/kg/hour for more than 6 hours	Reduced urine output is a symptom of kidney injury.
Urine output fall for children and young people ⬇️	Less than 0.5 ml/kg/hour for more than 8 hours	The time frame varies between adults and children.
eGFR fall in children & young people ⬇️	25% or greater fall within the past 7 days	A decrease in eGFR is a sign of kidney injury in children & young people.

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