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Table 2 Predictive variables included in the models. In the table, (✔) and (✘) indicate whether the variable has been used or not in the models, respectively

From: Validated risk prediction models for outcomes of acute kidney injury: a systematic review

Variable

Chawla et al. [25]

Itenov et al. [38]

James et al. [39]

Lee et al. [40]

Demographics

Age

Gender/Sex

Male/Female

Female

Male

 

African American/Hispanic/

   

Race

Caucasian/Other

Laboratory data

  

Baseline serum creatinine, mg/dL

Serum creatinine, mg/dL

Discharge serum creatinine, mg/dL

Delta creatinine, mg/dL

Urinary output, mL/kg/h

Delta urinary output, mL/kg/h

Baseline eGFR, mL/min/1.73m2

Interleukin-8

Interleukin-16

AKI stage

1/2/3

Albuminuria

Normal/Mild/Heavy/Unmeasured

Baseline serum albumin (Alb)

Serum albumin (Alb)

Baseline serum hemoglobin (Hgb)

Serum hemoglobin (Hgb)

Total bilirubin

Maximum urea before the first AKI-3

Maximum white blood cell count before first AKI-3

Preadmission platelet count, ×103/µl

Comorbidities

  

Apache II score

Oliguria

Mechanical ventilation

Diabetes mellitus (DM)

Yes/No

 

Never/During hospitalization/

   

Dialysis

Post hospitalization

Chronic liver disease

Yes/No

Renal replacement therapy (RRT)

Arterial pH (Z-score)

Platelets

Mean arterial pressure

Acute tubular necrosis

Yes/No

Time at risk (years)1

Yes/No

Hospital complexity

1 A/1B/1 C/2/3

Residency slots

Teaching hospital2

Yes/No

Sepsis

Mechanical ventilation

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

APS III score

Diabetes

Congestive heart failure

Moderate or severe liver disease

SAPS II score

SOFA score

RRT on the first AKI-3 day in ICU

Hypertension

Surgery/trauma

Diuretic

Renal toxic drugs

Charlson Comorbidity Index

Emergency department

Variable

Chen et al. [ 41 ]

He et al. [ 42 ]

Huang et al. [ 43 ]

Pike et al. [ 44 ]

Demographics

 

Age

Gender/Sex

BMI, kg/m2

Laboratory data

 

Baseline serum creatinine, mg/dL

Serum creatinine, mg/dL

Delta creatinine, mg/dL

Urinary output, mL/kg/h

Delta urinary output, mL/kg/h

Baseline eGFR, mL/min/1.73m2

Interleukin-8

Interleukin-16

AKI stage

1/2/3

Albuminuria

Baseline serum albumin (Alb)

Serum albumin (Alb)

Baseline serum hemoglobin (Hgb)

Serum hemoglobin (Hgb)

Total bilirubin

Maximum urea before first AKI-3

Maximum white blood cell count before first AKI-3

Preadmission platelet count, ×103/µl

Comorbidities

 

Apache II score

Oliguria

Mechanical ventilation

Diabetes mellitus (DM)

Dialysis

Chronic liver disease

Renal replacement therapy (RRT)

Arterial pH (Z-score)

Platelets

Mean arterial pressure

Acute tubular necrosis

Time at risk (years)

Hospital complexity

Residency slots

Teaching hospital

Sepsis

Yes/No

Mechanical ventilation

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

APS III score

Diabetes

Congestive heart failure

Yes/No

Moderate or severe liver disease

Yes/No

SAPS II score

SOFA score

RRT on the first AKI-3 day in ICU

Hypertension

Yes/No

Surgery/trauma

Yes/No

Diuretic

Yes/No

Renal toxic drugs

Charlson Comorbidity Index

Emergency department

Renal toxic drugs

Charlson Comorbidity Index

Emergency department

  1. 1 Years from the diagnosis date to either the end of the data collection period or the date of death, whichever came first.
  2. 2 Teaching hospital was coded yes when the number of Medical Residents was ≥ 5.