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Table 1 Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss and End-stage Kidney (RIFLE) classification [2]

From: A comparison of RIFLE with and without urine output criteria for acute kidney injury in critically ill patients

Class

Serum creatinine criteria

Urine output criteria

Risk

↑ SCr ≥1.5 × from baseline

<0.5 ml/kg/h ≥6 h

Injury

↑ SCr ≥2 × from baseline

<0.5 ml/kg/h ≥12 h

Failure

↑ SCr ≥3 × from baseline or an acute ↑ SCr ≥44 μmol/l from baseline SCr ≥354 μmol/l

<0.3 ml/kg/h ≥24 h or anuria ≥12 h

Loss

Complete loss of kidney function >4 weeks

End-stage

End-stage kidney disease >3 months

  1. Only one criterion (serum creatinine or urine output) has to be fulfilled to qualify for a specific stage. SCr, serum creatinine