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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 29.
Published in final edited form as: Kidney Int. 2020 Apr 26;98(2):294–309. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.04.020

Table 1 |.

Definitions of AKI, CKD, and AKD1

Acronym Functional criteria Structural criteria
AKI Increase in SCr by ≥ 50% within 7 d, OR
Increase in SCr by ≥ 0.3 mg/dL (≥26.5 μmol/l) within 48 h, OR
Oliguria
No criteria
CKD GFR < 60 ml/min per 1.73 m2 for > 3 mo Kidney damage > 3 mo
AKD AKI, OR
GFR < 60 ml/min per 1.73 m2 for < 3 mo, OR
Decrease in GFR by ≥ 35% or increase in SCr by > 50% for < 3 mo
Kidney damage < 3 mo
NKD GFR ≥ 60 ml/min per 1.73 m2
Stable SCr without AKI/AKD/CKD
No damage

AKD, acute kidney diseases and disorders; AKI, acute kidney injury; CKD, chronic kidney disease; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; NKD, no kidney disease; SCr, serum creatinine.