| AAV | ANCA-associated vasculitis |
| AKI | Acute kidney injury |
| ARDS | Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| AUC | Area under the curve |
| CAPD | Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| ERCP | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| ESRD | End-stage renal disease |
| FUO | Fever of unknown origin |
| GFR | Glomerular filtration rate |
| HD | Hemodialysis |
| ICH | Intracerebral hemorrhage |
| IL-2 | Interleukin 2 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| JBI | Joanna Briggs Institute |
| MASLD | Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease |
| MEDLINE | Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online |
| NOS | Newcastle–Ottawa Scale |
| NPV | Negative predictive value |
| PCT | Procalcitonin |
| PD | Peritoneal dialysis |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| SIRS | Systemic inflammatory response syndrome |
| SLE | Systemic lupus erythematosus |