NEY D O oBAL. AKI is staged for severity according to the following criteria (Table 1). (Not graded) Table 1. Staging of AKl Stage Serum creatinine Urine output 15-19 times baseline <0.5 mlkg/h for 6-12 hours ≥03mgdl(≥26.5umo) Increase 2. 0-2.9 times baseline <0.5 ml/kg/h for 212 hours 3.0 times baseline 43m/kg/hfor≥24 hours OR OR Increase in serum creatinine to 24.0 mg/dl Anuria for 212 hours (23536pmo) Initiation of renal replacement therapy OR, In patients <18 years, decrease in eGFR to <35 mI/min per 1.73 m2