Friday, January 13, 2006

Friday January 13, 2006
RIFLE Criteria for Acute Renal Dysfunction


Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) Group has proposed the escalating RIFLE system using either glomerular filtration rate-GFR or urine output-UO to classify Acute Renal Failure (ARF):

R = Risk of renal failure - if increase in Scr is x 1.5 or decrease in GFR is > 25% or decrease in UO is < .5 ml/kg/hr x 6 hours.

I = Injury to the kidney - if increase in Scr is x 2 or decrease in GFR is > 50% or decrease in UO is < .5 ml/kg/hr x 12 hours.

F = Failure of kidney function - if increase in Scr is x 3 or decrease in GFR is > 75% or Scr > 4 mg/dl or decrease in UO is < .3 ml/kg/hr x 24 hours or Anuria x 12 hours.

L = Loss of kidney function - Persistent ARF > 4 weeks, and

E = End-stage renal failure - Persistent ARF > 3 months.


Click
here to see the proposed Cone Diagram of RIFLE system for ARF.



References: Click here to see abstract/article:
1.
Acute renal failure – definition, outcome measures, animal models, fluid therapy and information technology needs: the Second International Consensus Conference of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) Group - Critical Care 2004, 8:R204-R212
2.
The Outcome of Acute Renal Failure in the Intensive Care Unit According to RIFLE: Model Application, Sensitivity, and Predictability - AJKD - Volume 46, Issue 6, Pages 1038-1048 (December 2005)
3.
Practice patterns in the management of acute renal failure in the critically ill patient: an international survey - Advance Access published online on December 2, 2005, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation