February 17, 2021

If you initiate CRRT for other reasons rather than renal failure do you still count is as AKI? We had a patient that had hyperammonemia that required CRRT to clear. They were on it for <48 hours. They did not meet the other definitions for AKI other than CRRT. Was wondering if we have to pick up the occurrence.

Based on the information provided, AKI should not be reported. The patient did not have an abrupt decrease in kidney function that required the CRRT nor were they diagnosed with an AKI.

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