This flow diagram was developed by representatives from paediatric renal units at a meeting held in February 2015.  The group reviewed the following documents:

• Royal Cornwall Hospital Clinical Guideline for AKI
• University Hospital Aintree AKI Guideline
• London AKI Network Manual
• Paediatric AKI Guideline – Nottingham
• KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for AKI

The output was a consensus document highlighting children at high risk of developing AKI and advising investigations, management and tertiary service referral criteria.  The document was circulated to all members of the British Association for Paediatric Nephrology and comments were incorporated into the final document.

The purpose of this guideline is to provide non-specialist clinicians with practical advice when they receive an alert indicating one of their patients has AKI.