Figure 2.
Flowchart of patients included in the study. During the study period, 245 patients were admitted to our ICU. Seventy-six (31%) patients were diagnosed with AKI in the first 24 hours after admission and 57 were included in this study. Twenty-nine patients (51%) recovered from AKI within 48 hours, whereas 28 patients (49%) did not. ICU, intensive care unit; [TIMP-2]*[IGFBP7], tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 and urine insulin-like growth factor–binding protein 7.