Fig. 5From: Protection of remote ischemic preconditioning against acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysisEffects of remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) on outcomes of acute kidney injury (AKI). Effects of RIPC on maximum of serum creatinine (Scr) (a), maximum increase of Scr (b) and minimum of estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR) (c) within 72 hours after procedures, hospital or 30-day mortality (d), length of intensive care unit (ICU) (e) and hospital stay (f). IR-AKI ischemia/reperfusion-induced acute kidney injury, CI-AKI contrast-induced acute kidney injury. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01Back to article page