Abstract:Objective To investigate the serum uromodulin level and its clinical significance in patients with sepsis associated acute kidney injury (AKI). Methods Totally 80 patients with sepsis associated AKI from January 2017 to December 2017 in Zhejiang Hospital were selected as the AKI group, and 80 septic patients with AKI-free were selected as the non-AKI group during the same period. Clinical data and biochemical indicators were collected. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to determine serum uromodulin level. Results The APACHE Ⅱ score, creatinine, urea nitrogen and cystatin C (CysC) in the AKI group were higher than those in the non-AKI group (P < 0.05), and the glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and uromodulin were lower than those in the non-AKI group (P < 0.05 ). Serum uromodulin levels in patients with AKI stage II and III were lower than those in stage I (P < 0.05). Serum uromodulin levels in patients with AKI stage III were lower than those in stage II (P < 0.05). The level of serum uromodulin in the death group was lower than that in the survival group (P < 0.05). AKI patients' serum uromodulin level was negatively correlated with creatinine level (r = -0.612), urea nitrogen level (r = -0.426)and CysC level (r = -0.523), and was positively correlated with eGFR water (r = 0.631) (all P < 0.05). The sensitivity of serum uromodulin to diagnose AKI in sepsis was 61.00% (95% CI: 0.546, 0.675) and the specificity was 64.00% (95% CI: 0.584, 0.693); the sensitivity of urea nitrogen for the diagnosis of sepsis AKI was 60.00% (95% CI: 0.542, 0.637) and the specificity was 69.00% (95% CI: 0.641, 0.732); the sensitivity of creatinine to diagnose AKI in sepsis was 85.00% (95% CI: 0.826, 0.874) and the specificity was 83.00% (95% CI: 0.802, 0.861). Conclusion The level of serum uromodulin in patients with sepsis AKI is reduced, and its level has a certain value in the evaluation of the severity and prognosis of sepsis associated AKI, and also has a certain value in the diagnosis of sepsis associated AKI.