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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Trials. 2014 Jul 14;11(5):521–529. doi: 10.1177/1740774514542619

Table 2.

Secondary Outcomes of Interest

Endpoint and Definitions Data Source
Mortality
  7-day mortality Hospital record
  Inpatient mortality Hospital record
  30-day mortality Social Security Death Master File
Dialysis
  7-day dialysis Order entry system
  Inpatient dialysis Order entry system
  Discharge on dialysis Social work records
Renal Failure
  Progression to stage 2 AKI Laboratory values
  Progression to stage 3 AKI Laboratory values
Hospitalization
  Hospital-free days post AKI Hospital record
  ICU-free days post AKI Hospital record
Readmission rate and Cost
  30-day readmission rate Hospital record
  Cost of hospitalization Billing records
Process
  Contrast administration Order entry system
  Fluid administration Order entry system
  Aminoglycoside administration Order entry system
  NSAID administration Order entry system
  ACE-Inhibitor / ARB administration Order entry system
  Renal consult Direct chart review
  Urinalysis order Order entry system
  Renal ultrasound order Order entry system
  Subclavian catheter placement Procedure codes
Provider Awareness
  Chart documentation of AKI Billing records, direct chart review