The computerized algorithm for renal assessment improves diagnostic accuracy of renal impairment in hospitalized patients
Abstract In hospitalized patients, acute kidney injury (AKI) is an important adverse event associated with high mortality and medical costs. Accurate diagnosis and timely management of AKI are essential for improving the outcomes of in-hospital AKI, and delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis hinders adva...
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| description | Abstract In hospitalized patients, acute kidney injury (AKI) is an important adverse event associated with high mortality and medical costs. Accurate diagnosis and timely management of AKI are essential for improving the outcomes of in-hospital AKI, and delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis hinders advancements in AKI care. To ameliorate this problem, several electronic AKI alert systems have been proposed but have shown inconsistent effects on AKI outcomes. Before electronic systems can improve AKI outcomes, it is important to confirm their diagnostic accuracy. The purposes of the present study were to establish an easy-to-construct computerized algorithm for the diagnosis of renal impairment and to test its accuracy. The present study retrospectively included 1551 patients hospitalized in Wanfang Hospital with serum creatinine (SCr) levels > 1.3 mg/dL. A computerized algorithm was constructed to identify AKI events and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in these patients. Previous SCr tests were reviewed to define baseline SCr levels. A SCr level increased > 1.5 times from baseline was defined as AKI. An estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for > 90 days was defined as CKD. Discharge diagnoses made by the attending physicians were defined as “clinician’s diagnoses.” The researcher’s diagnoses, made by experienced nephrologists according to the same criteria, were the gold standard to which the computerized algorithms and the clinician’s diagnoses were compared. The diagnoses made by the computerized algorithm and clinician were compared with the researcher’s diagnoses to define their accuracy. Among the included patients, the mean age was 73.0 years; in-hospital mortality was 14.8%, and AKI was present in 28.6% of patients. Regarding the diagnostic accuracy for AKI, the computerized algorithm achieved a sensitivity of 85.6% and a specificity of 98.8%. The main cause of false-negative (FN) AKI diagnosis was AKI occurring prior to the outpatient visit, before the indexed hospitalization. Regarding the diagnostic accuracy for CKD, the computerized algorithm achieved a sensitivity of 94.7% and specificity of 100%. The main cause of FN CKD diagnosis was the lack of previous eGFR records. The computerized algorithm exhibited significantly superior accuracy compared to the clinician’s diagnoses for both AKI (95.0% vs. 57.0%) and CKD (96.5% vs. 73.6%). We developed a simple and easy-to-construct computerized algorithm for the diagnosis of renal impairment that demonstrated significantly improved diagnostic accuracy for AKI and CKD compared to that of clinicians. In the future, an algorithmic approach for the differential diagnosis of AKI and a decision guide should be incorporated into this system. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-998c097de38048e493581567ebc258ac2025-02-02T12:18:18ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-01-0115111110.1038/s41598-025-87424-7The computerized algorithm for renal assessment improves diagnostic accuracy of renal impairment in hospitalized patientsChun-You Chen0Te-I. Chang1Cheng-Hsien Chen2Shih-Chang Hsu3Yen-Ling Chu4Nai-Jen Huang5Yuh-Mou Sue6Tso-Hsiao Chen7Po-Hsun Huang8Chung-Te Liu9Hui-Ling Hsieh10Department of Radiation Oncology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical UniversityDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical UniversityEmergency Department, Department of Emergency and Critical Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical UniversityDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical UniversityDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical UniversityDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General HospitalDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical UniversitySecond Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing Collage of Medicine, National Taiwan UniversityAbstract In hospitalized patients, acute kidney injury (AKI) is an important adverse event associated with high mortality and medical costs. Accurate diagnosis and timely management of AKI are essential for improving the outcomes of in-hospital AKI, and delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis hinders advancements in AKI care. To ameliorate this problem, several electronic AKI alert systems have been proposed but have shown inconsistent effects on AKI outcomes. Before electronic systems can improve AKI outcomes, it is important to confirm their diagnostic accuracy. The purposes of the present study were to establish an easy-to-construct computerized algorithm for the diagnosis of renal impairment and to test its accuracy. The present study retrospectively included 1551 patients hospitalized in Wanfang Hospital with serum creatinine (SCr) levels > 1.3 mg/dL. A computerized algorithm was constructed to identify AKI events and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in these patients. Previous SCr tests were reviewed to define baseline SCr levels. A SCr level increased > 1.5 times from baseline was defined as AKI. An estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for > 90 days was defined as CKD. Discharge diagnoses made by the attending physicians were defined as “clinician’s diagnoses.” The researcher’s diagnoses, made by experienced nephrologists according to the same criteria, were the gold standard to which the computerized algorithms and the clinician’s diagnoses were compared. The diagnoses made by the computerized algorithm and clinician were compared with the researcher’s diagnoses to define their accuracy. Among the included patients, the mean age was 73.0 years; in-hospital mortality was 14.8%, and AKI was present in 28.6% of patients. Regarding the diagnostic accuracy for AKI, the computerized algorithm achieved a sensitivity of 85.6% and a specificity of 98.8%. The main cause of false-negative (FN) AKI diagnosis was AKI occurring prior to the outpatient visit, before the indexed hospitalization. Regarding the diagnostic accuracy for CKD, the computerized algorithm achieved a sensitivity of 94.7% and specificity of 100%. The main cause of FN CKD diagnosis was the lack of previous eGFR records. The computerized algorithm exhibited significantly superior accuracy compared to the clinician’s diagnoses for both AKI (95.0% vs. 57.0%) and CKD (96.5% vs. 73.6%). We developed a simple and easy-to-construct computerized algorithm for the diagnosis of renal impairment that demonstrated significantly improved diagnostic accuracy for AKI and CKD compared to that of clinicians. In the future, an algorithmic approach for the differential diagnosis of AKI and a decision guide should be incorporated into this system.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-87424-7Acute kidney injury (AKI)Chronic kidney disease (CKD)Intensive care unit (ICU)Hospitalization |
| spellingShingle | Chun-You Chen Te-I. Chang Cheng-Hsien Chen Shih-Chang Hsu Yen-Ling Chu Nai-Jen Huang Yuh-Mou Sue Tso-Hsiao Chen Po-Hsun Huang Chung-Te Liu Hui-Ling Hsieh The computerized algorithm for renal assessment improves diagnostic accuracy of renal impairment in hospitalized patients Scientific Reports Acute kidney injury (AKI) Chronic kidney disease (CKD) Intensive care unit (ICU) Hospitalization |
| title | The computerized algorithm for renal assessment improves diagnostic accuracy of renal impairment in hospitalized patients |
| title_full | The computerized algorithm for renal assessment improves diagnostic accuracy of renal impairment in hospitalized patients |
| title_fullStr | The computerized algorithm for renal assessment improves diagnostic accuracy of renal impairment in hospitalized patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | The computerized algorithm for renal assessment improves diagnostic accuracy of renal impairment in hospitalized patients |
| title_short | The computerized algorithm for renal assessment improves diagnostic accuracy of renal impairment in hospitalized patients |
| title_sort | computerized algorithm for renal assessment improves diagnostic accuracy of renal impairment in hospitalized patients |
| topic | Acute kidney injury (AKI) Chronic kidney disease (CKD) Intensive care unit (ICU) Hospitalization |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-87424-7 |
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