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The objective of the study was to identify the risk factors for AKI in critically ill neonates to provide an important basis for follow-up research studies and early prevention.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> The PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang Med, SinoMed, and VIP Data were searched for studies of risk factors in critically ill neonates. Studies published from the initiation of the database to November 19, 2020, were included. The quality of studies was assessed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) checklist. The meta-analysis was conducted with Stata 15 and drafted according to the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Seventeen studies (five cohort studies, ten case-control studies, and two cross-sectional studies) were included in meta-analysis, with 1,627 cases in the case group and 5,220 cases in the control group. The incidence of AKI fluctuated from 8.4 to 63.3%. Fifteen risk factors were included, nine of which were significantly associated with an increased risk of AKI in critically ill neonates: gestational age [standardized mean difference (SMD) = \u22120.31, 95%CI = (\u22120.51, \u22120.12), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.002], birthweight [SMD = \u22120.37, 95%CI = (\u22120.67, \u22120.07), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.015], 1-min Apgar score [SMD = \u22120.61, 95%CI = (\u22120.78, \u22120.43), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.000], 5-min Apgar score [SMD = \u22120.71, 95%CI = (\u22121.00, \u22120.41), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.000], congenital heart disease (CHD) [odds ratio (OR) = 2.94, 95%CI = (2.08, 4.15), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.000], hyperbilirubinemia [OR = 2.26, 95%CI = (1.40, 3.65), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.001], necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) [OR = 6.32, 95%CI = (2.98, 13.42), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.000], sepsis [OR = 2.21, 95%CI = (1.25, 3.89), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.006], and mechanical ventilation [OR = 2.37, 95%CI = (1.50, 3.75), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.000]. Six of them were not significantly associated with AKI in critically ill neonates: age [SMD = \u22120.25, 95%CI = (\u22120.54, 0.04), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.095], male sex [OR = 1.10, 95%CI =(0.97, 1.24), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.147], prematurity [OR = 0.90, 95%CI(0.52, 1.56), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.716], cesarean section [OR = 1.52, 95%CI(0.77, 3.01), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.234], prenatal hemorrhage [OR = 1.41, 95%CI = (0.86, 2.33), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.171], and vancomycin [OR = 1.16, 95%CI = (0.71, 1.89), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.555].<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> This meta-analysis provides a preliminary exploration of risk factors in critically ill neonatal AKI, which may be useful for the prediction of AKI.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Systematic Review Registration:<\/jats:bold> PROSPERO (CRD42020188032).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fped.2021.666507","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,14]],"date-time":"2021-07-14T06:26:46Z","timestamp":1626244006000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":40,"title":["Risk Factors for Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Neonates: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Qian","family":"Hu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shao-Jun","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qian-Ling","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Han","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qiu","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mo","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"204","DOI":"10.1186\/cc11454","article-title":"Diagnosis, evaluation, and management of acute kidney injury: a KDIGO summary (Part 1)","volume":"17","author":"Kellum","year":"2013","journal-title":"Crit Care."},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"184","DOI":"10.1016\/S2352-4642(17)30069-X","article-title":"Incidence and outcomes of neonatal acute kidney injury (AWAKEN): a multicentre, multinational, observational cohort study","volume":"1","author":"Jetton","year":"2017","journal-title":"Lancet Child Adolesc Health."},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e463","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2014-3819","article-title":"Neonatal acute kidney injury","volume":"136","author":"Selewski","year":"2015","journal-title":"Pediatrics."},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"SC01","DOI":"10.7860\/JCDR\/2017\/23398.9327","article-title":"Clinical profile and outcome of newborns with acute kidney injury in a level 3 neonatal unit in Western India","volume":"11","author":"Bansal","year":"2017","journal-title":"J Clin Diagn Res."},{"key":"B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1617","DOI":"10.1007\/s00467-018-3966-7","article-title":"Incidence, risk factors, and outcome of neonatal acute kidney injury: a prospective cohort study","volume":"33","author":"Shalaby","year":"2018","journal-title":"Pediatr Nephrol."},{"key":"B6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e0229074","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0229074","article-title":"Acute kidney injury among critically ill neonates in a tertiary hospital in Tanzania; 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