Fig. 1: Flow chart of the study population selection.
From: Predicting in-hospital outcomes of patients with acute kidney injury
We selected patients who developed AKI during hospitalization for further screening. The exclusion criteria were as follows: (1) patients who had less than two SCr results during hospitalization; (2) patients <18 years old; (3) patients who had HIV or AIDS; and (4) patients who had end-stage kidney disease (ESKD, defined as maintenance dialysis, kidney transplantation, or eGFR <15 ml/min per 1.73m2). SCr, serum creatinine. HIV human immunodeficiency virus, AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
