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. 2012 Jul-Sep;8(3):31–36. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-8-3-31

Table 3.

Cleveland Clinic risk score for predicting AKI.15

Risk Score for Acute Renal Failure after Cardiac Surgery
ARF Score Risk Factor Points Risk for Dialysis Dependent ARF Score Risk
Female Gender 1 0-2 0.4%
LV Ejection Fraction <35% 1 3-5 1.8%
Preoperative use of IABP 2 6-8 9.5%
COPD 1 9-13 21.3%
Insulin-required diabetes 1 Based on review of 33,217 cases of open-heart surgery at Cleveland Clinic from 1993-2002.  
Previous Cardiac Surgery 1    
Emergency Surgery 2    
Valve Surgery Only 1    
CABG + Valve Surgery 2    
Other Cardiac Surgery 2    
Preoperative Creatinine 1.2-2.1 mg/dL 2    
Preoperative Creatinine >2.1 mg/dL 5