Review Article

Urinary Biochemistry in the Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury

Table 1

Urinary index equations and reference values.

Urinary indicesFormulaTraditional reference value

FeNaFeNa = [(Nau/NaS)/(cru/crP)] × 100<1% transient AKI
>1% persistent AKI
FeUFeU = [(Uu/US)/(cru/crP)] × 100<35% transient AKI
>35% persistent AKI

Na—sodium, cr—creatinine, u—urinary, S—serum, P—plasma, U—urea, and AKI—acute kidney injury. Modified from [20, 37].