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. 2020 Jan-Mar;32(1):123–132. doi: 10.5935/0103-507X.20200018

Table 4.

Risk factors used in clinical prediction models for acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit across studies

Characteristics Malhotra et al.(25) Flechet et al.*(26) Deng et al.(28) Chiofolo et al.(29) Zimmerman et al.(30) Total
Demographic variables            
      Age     3
      Gender       2
      Ethnicity         1
Chronic variables            
      Baseline SCr         1
      Hypertension         1
      Diabetes         1
      Chronic kidney disease         1
      Chronic liver disease       2
      Congestive heart failure         1
      Atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease         1
Acute variables            
      pH value       2
      Mechanical ventilation       2
      Hemoglobin level       2
      Surgical medical category         1
      Planned admission       2
      Blood glucose upon ICU admission         1
      Hemodynamic support upon ICU admission         1
      Maximum lactate         1
      Bilirubin         1
      Creatinine level     3
      APACHE II score         1
      Nephrotoxic drugs         1
      Sepsis     3
      Blood urea nitrogen       2
      Noninvasive diastolic blood pressure         1
      Temperature         1
      Noninvasive mean arterial blood pressure         1
      Hematocrit         1
      Sodium level         1
      Potassium level       2
      Calcium level         1
      Estimated GFR       2
      Median urine output at 12 hours         1
      Median urine output at 24 hours         1
      Shock index based on noninvasive diastolic blood pressure         1
      Shock index based on invasive diastolic blood pressure         1
      Pulse pressure         1
      Delivered tidal volume         1
      Partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen ratio         1
      Net fluid balance         1
      Cumulative dose of normal saline         1
      Systolic blood pressure         1
      SpO2         1
      Bicarbonate level         1
      Platelet count         1
      Partial thromboplastin time         1
      International normalized ratio         1

SCr - serum creatinine; ICU - intensive care unit; APACHE - Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; GFR - glomerular filtration rate; SpO2: oxygen saturation.

*

Data from Flechet et al. are only reported for the prediction model for any acute kidney injury on the first day;

data from Deng et al. are only reported for the prediction model for any acute kidney injury;

data from Zimmerman et al. are only reported for the multivariate logistic regression model derived with backward selection.