Quality standard
Quality statements
Quality statements
Statement 1 Children, young people and adults who are at risk of acute kidney injury are given advice on maintaining kidney health. [2014, updated 2023]
Statement 2 Children, young people and adults admitted to hospital who are at risk of acute kidney injury have their serum creatinine level monitored. [2014, updated 2023]
Statement 3 Adults with an acute kidney injury warning stage 2 test result have a clinical review within 6 hours if they are acutely ill or admitted to hospital, or within 24 hours if they are clinically stable. [new 2023]
Statement 4 Adults with an acute kidney injury warning stage 3 test result have a clinical review within 6 hours or, if they are acutely ill in the community, an immediate review to consider admission to hospital. [new 2023]
Statement 5 Children, young people and adults with acute kidney injury who meet the criteria for renal replacement therapy are referred immediately to a nephrologist or, if appropriate, a critical care specialist. [2014, updated 2023]
Statement 6 Adults discharged from hospital after acute kidney injury have a clinical review within 3 months, or sooner if they are at higher risk of poor outcomes. [new 2023]
In 2023, this quality standard was updated, and statements prioritised in 2014 were updated (2014, updated 2023) or replaced (new 2023). For more information, see update information.
The previous version of the quality standard for acute kidney injury is available as a pdf.