II. Prognosis: General

  1. Acute Kidney Injury increases the risk for later conditions and complications
    1. Chronic Kidney Disease
    2. End-stage renal disease
    3. Premature death

III. Prognosis: Serum Creatinine Increase

  1. Serum Creatinine >= 3 mg/dl
    1. Mortality: 64%
  2. Serum Creatinine < 2mg/dl and non-oliguric
    1. Mortality: 5-20%

IV. Prognosis: Oliguric ATN requiring Dialysis

  1. Mortality: 50%
  2. Worse prognostic factors
    1. Serious comorbid condition
    2. APACHE Score (version 2) <25
      1. Note that APACHE 2 has been replaced by APACHE 4, with new scoring

V. Prognosis: Multiple Organ Failure

  1. Mortality: 30% per organ system that fails
  2. Specific organ related risks
    1. Respiratory Failure: 8 fold increased mortality
    2. Liver disease: 2-3 fold increased mortality
    3. Catabolic state: 2 fold increased mortality
    4. Heart disease: 3-4 fold increased mortality

VI. Prognosis: Non-Prognostic Factors (Factors not related to mortality)

  1. Advanced age
  2. Admission Serum Creatinine
  3. Number of prior episodes of Renal Insufficiency

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Ontology: Kidney Failure, Acute (C0022660)

Definition (NCI_CTCAE) A disorder characterized by the acute loss of renal function and is traditionally classified as pre-renal (low blood flow into kidney), renal (kidney damage) and post-renal causes (ureteral or bladder outflow obstruction).
Definition (NCI) Sudden and sustained deterioration of the kidney function characterized by decreased glomerular filtration rate, increased serum creatinine or oliguria.
Definition (CSP) clinical syndrome characterized by a sudden decrease in glomerular filtration rate, usually associated with oliguria and always associated with biochemical consequences of the reduction in glomerular filtration rate such as a rise in blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine concentrations.
Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
MSH D007675 , D058186
ICD9 584, 584.9
ICD10 N17 , N17.9
SnomedCT 14669001, 197653006, 155855008
English Kidney Failure, Acute, RENAL FAILURE ACUTE, RENAL SHUTDOWN ACUTE, Acute renal failure NOS, Acute renal failure, unspecified, ARF, acute renal failure, acute renal failure (diagnosis), ARF (acute renal failure), Failure kidney acute, Kidney failure acute, Renal failure acute, Renal shutdown acute, Acute kidney failure NOS, Acute and unspecified renal failure, Acute kidney failure, unspecified, Kidney Failure, Acute [Disease/Finding], Acute Kidney Failure, Kidney Failures, Acute, Acute Renal Failure, Renal Failure, Acute, Acute Kidney Failures, Acute Renal Failures, Renal Failures, Acute, kidney failure acute, Failure;renal;acute, syndrome acute renal failure, acute renal failures, renal failure acute, acute renal shutdown, acute failure kidney, acute kidney failure, arf, failure acute renal, acute failure renal, acute renal insufficiency, Acute renal failure, Acute renal failure NOS (disorder), Acute renal failure (disorder), Acute kidney failure, AKI, Acute kidney injury, Acute renal failure syndrome, ARF - Acute renal failure, Acute renal failure syndrome (disorder), Acute renal failure syndrome, NOS
French INSUFFISANCE RENALE AIGUE, Insuffisance rénale aiguë, Ligo-anurie aiguë, Insuffisance rénale aiguë, non précisée, SIDERATION RENALE, Défaillance rénale aigüe, Défaillance rénale aiguë
Portuguese INSUFICIENCIA RENAL AGUDA, Insuficiência renal aguda NE, Falência renal aguda, PARALIZACAO RENAL, Insuficiência renal aguda
Spanish INSUFICIENCIA RENAL AGUDA, Fallo renal agudo, Insuficiencia renal aguda no especificada, FALLO RENAL AGUDO, Insuficiencia renal aguda
Dutch niet-gespecificeerd acuut nierfalen, acuut falen nier, Acute nierinsufficiëntie, niet gespecificeerd, acuut nierfalen, Nierfalen, acuut, Acute nierinsufficiëntie, Insufficiëntie, acute nier-, Nierinsufficiëntie, acute, Renale insufficiëntie, acute
German akutes Nierenversagen, akutes Nierenversagen, unspezifisch, Versagen der Niere akut, Nierenausfall akut, Akutes Nierenversagen, nicht naeher bezeichnet, NIERENEMBOLIE, NIERENVERSAGEN AKUT, Renales Versagen, akutes, Akutes Nierenversagen, Nierenversagen, akutes, Nierenversagen akut
Italian Insufficienza renale acuta, non specificata, Insufficienza renale acuta
Japanese 急性腎不全、詳細不明, 急性腎不全, 急性腎機能停止, キュウセイジンフゼンショウサイフメイ, キュウセイジンキノウテイシ, キュウセイジンフゼン
Swedish Njursvikt, akut
Finnish Munuaisten äkillinen vajaatoiminta
Czech Akutní selhání ledvin, Renální selhání akutní, Akutní renální selhání, Akutní renální selhání blíže neurčené, akutní selhání ledvin, ledviny - selhání akutní
Korean 상세불명의 급성 콩팥(신장)기능상실, 급성 콩팥(신장)기능상실
Croatian BUBREŽNA INSUFICIJENCIJA, AKUTNA
Hungarian acut veseelégtelenség, Acut veseelégtelenség, Acut veseelégtelenség, k.m.n., Acut veseleállás
Norwegian Akutt nyresvikt

Ontology: Acute kidney injury (C2609414)

Definition (MSH) Abrupt reduction in kidney function. Acute kidney injury encompasses the entire spectrum of the syndrome including acute kidney failure; ACUTE KIDNEY TUBULAR NECROSIS; and other less severe conditions.
Concepts Injury or Poisoning (T037)
MSH D058186
Spanish Lesión renal aguda, Lesión Renal Aguda
English Acute kidney injury, Acute Kidney Injury, Acute Renal Injuries, Renal Injury, Acute, Acute Kidney Injuries, Acute Renal Injury, Renal Injuries, Acute, Kidney Injury, Acute, Kidney Injuries, Acute, Acute Kidney Injury [Disease/Finding]
Portuguese Lesão renal aguda, Lesão Renal Aguda
Dutch acuut nierletsel
German akute Nierenschaedigung, Akute Nierenschädigung, Akute Nierenschaedigung, Akute Nierenverletzung
Czech Akutní poranění ledvin, ledviny - akutní poškození, akutní poškození ledvin, AKI
Japanese 急性腎不全, キュウセイジンフゼン
French Lésion rénale aiguë, Atteinte rénale aigüe, Atteinte rénale aiguë, Lésion rénale aigüe
Italian Lesione renale acuta
Russian OSTROE POVREZHDENIE POCHEK, ОПП, POCHEK OSTROE POVREZHDENIE, OPP, ПОЧЕЧНАЯ НЕДОСТАТОЧНОСТЬ ОСТРАЯ, RENAL'NAIA NEDOSTATOCHNOST' OSTRAIA, ПОЧЕК ОСТРОЕ ПОВРЕЖДЕНИЕ, ОСТРОЕ ПОВРЕЖДЕНИЕ ПОЧЕК, ПОЧЕЧНАЯ НЕДОСТАТОЧНОСТЬ ФУНКЦИОНАЛЬНАЯ, ОСТРАЯ, POCHECHNAIA NEDOSTATOCHNOST' FUNKTSIONAL'NAIA, OSTRAIA, POCHECHNAIA NEDOSTATOCHNOST' OSTRAIA, РЕНАЛЬНАЯ НЕДОСТАТОЧНОСТЬ ОСТРАЯ
Hungarian Acut vesesérülés
Polish Niewydolność nerek ostra, Ostra niewydolność nerek, Ostre uszkodzenie nerek, Zaburzenia funkcji nerek ostre, Ostre zaburzenia funkcji nerek, Uszkodzenie nerek ostre, Ostra dysfunkcja nerek, Ostra niedomoga nerek
Norwegian Akutt nyreskade, Nyreskade, akutt