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Table 1 Definition of early and late renal replacement therapy

From: Timing of renal replacement therapy and long-term risk of chronic kidney disease and death in intensive care patients with acute kidney injury

Group

KDIGO stage

Creatinine

Urine output

Early RRT

 

Patients not meeting AKI criteria

1

1.5–1.9 times baseline or ≥ 26.5 μmol/L (0.3 mg/dl) increase in creatinine within 48 h

<0.5 ml/kg/h for 6–12 h

2

2.0–2.9 times baseline

<0.5 ml/kg/h for > 12 h

Late RRT

3

3.0 times baseline or creatinine ≥ 354 μmol/L (4.0 mg/dl)a

<0.3 ml/kg/h for > 24 h or anuria for ≥ 12 h

  1. Abbreviations: AKI Acute kidney injury, KDIGO Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes, RRT Renal replacement therapy
  2. aSatisfies AKI criteria as well