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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 Mar 4;68(1):19–28. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.12.033
Appropriate patient population
ICU patients ≥ 21 years of age with:
  • one other risk factor for AKI

  • post cardiac bypass or other major high-risk surgery

  • sepsis

Appropriate use
  • On admission to ICU or sudden deterioration of a critically ill patient

  • Can be used in conjunction with furosemide stress test

Unapproved uses and limitations
  • Patients under the age of 21

  • Ambulatory setting

  • Minor surgery

  • Low-risk patients in the hospital and emergency department

  • In patients with established KDIGO stage 2 and 3 AKI

  • Daily or serial measurement

  • As a substitute for serum creatinine measurement

  • Proteinuria: urine albumin > 125 mg/dL interferes with the result; >3000 mg/dL invalidates it

  • Bilirubinuria: urine bilirubin concentrations > 7.2 g/dL interfere with the result

  • Turnaround time is approximately 30 to 60 minutes

Implications of positive test (>0.3)
  • Test should be interpreted along with other clinical factors

  • High risk for KDIGO stage 2 or 3 AKI within 12 hours (27% absolute risk)

  • Consider nephrology consultation

  • Consider preventive strategies: optimize volume status and hemodynamics, avoid nephrotoxins, closer monitoring of urine output

TIMP-2: tissue inhibitor of metalloprotease 2; IGFBP7: insulin-like growth factor binding protein 7; ICU: intensive care unit; AKI: acute kidney injury; KDIGO: Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes