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. 2021 May 1;6(7):1858–1867. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.04.022

Table 2.

Comparison of renal angina fulfillment to initial serum creatinine above baseline on day 1 of pediatric septic shock

Characteristic RAI+ SCr>Baseline Comparison
RAI+ to SCr>Baseline
N (%) 207 (55) 220 (58)
Male 109 (53) 112 (51) P = 0.79
Age, years 4.9 [1.2 to 10.4] 6.3 [1.6 to 12.3] P = 0.19
History of transplant 34 (16) 30 (14) P = 0.50
Severity of illness
 PRISM-III 12 [8 to 18] 12 [8 to 18] P = 0.52
 PERSEVERE-II 0.019 [0.007 to 0.189] 0.019 [0.007 to 0.189] P = 0.84
RAI 20 [10 to 40] 10 [6 to 24] P < 0.001
D3 SA-AKI
 All stage 87 (42) 85 (39) RR 1.1 (0.86 to 1.4, P = 0.54)
 Severe 64 (31) 58 (26) RR 1.2 (0.87 to 1.6, P = 0.35)
D3 Severe SA-AKI Prediction
 AUROCa 0.90 (0.86 to 0.93) 0.85 (0.80 to 0.91) P = 0.11
 Sensitivity, % 98 (91 to 99) 89 (78 to 95)
 Specificity, % 54 (49 to 60) 48 (43 to 54)
 PPV, % 31 (25 to 38) 26 (21 to 33)
 NPV, % 99 (96 to 99) 92 (91 to 98)
 Positive likelihood ratio 2.2 (1.9 to 2.4) 1.7 (1.5 to 2.0)
 Negative likelihood ratio 0.03 (0.004 to 0.20) 0.22 (0.11 to 0.45)
RRT use 37 (18) 32 (15) RR 1.2 (0.8 to 1.9, P = 0.42)
PICU LOS, days 8 [5 to 19] 7 [3 to 13] P = 0.005
Mortality 35 (17) 34 (16) RR 1.1 (0.71 to 1.69, P = 0.78)

AUROC, area under the receiver operating curve; D, day; IQR, interquartile range; LOS, length of stay; NPV, negative predictive value; PERSEVERE-II, updated Pediatric Sepsis Biomarker Risk Model mortality probability; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit; PPV, positive predictive value; PRISM-III, Pediatric Risk of Mortality Score; RAI+, renal angina index ≥ 8; RRT, renal replacement therapy; SA-AKI, sepsis-associated acute kidney injury; SCr > baseline, serum creatinine above baseline

Values are n (%) unless otherwise noted. All continuous variables reported as median [IQR].

a

AUROC reported for RAI and SCr/Baseline as continuous variables