Abstract:Objective To explore the prognostic value of leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein 1 (LRG1), soluble CD14 subtype (sCD14-st), and CD163 in patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (AKI).Methods A total of 102 patients with sepsis complicated by acute kidney injury (AKI) who were admitted to the People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region from January 2022 to December 2024 were enrolled. According to their prognosis at 28 days after treatment, they were divided into a good prognosis group (n = 70) and a poor prognosis group (n = 32). The levels of LRG1, sCD14-st, and CD163 were detected in all patients, and the diagnostic performance of each biomarker, as well as their combined detection, in predicting the poor prognosis of sepsis-associated AKI was analyzed.Results The duration of mechanical ventilation was longer and serum levels of LRG1, sCD14-st, and CD163 were higher in the poor prognosis group than those in the good prognosis group (P < 0.05). Multivariable Logistic regression analysis showed that longer duration of mechanical ventilation [O^R = 1.050 (95% CI: 1.019, 1.081) ], higher LRG1 levels [O^R = 1.015 (95% CI: 1.002, 1.029) ], higher sCD14-st levels [O^R = 18.203 (95% CI: 3.737, 88.666) ], and higher CD163 levels [O^R = 1.014 (95% CI: 1.006, 1.021) ] were all independent risk factors for poor prognosis in sepsis patients with AKI (P < 0.05). ROC curve analysis indicated that the combined detection of serum LRG1, sCD14-st, and CD163 had the highest predictive performance for poor prognosis in sepsis patients with AKI, with a sensitivity of 71.9% (95% CI: 0.532, 0.862) and a specificity of 97.1% (95% CI: 0.900, 0.996).Conclusion The combined detection of LRG1, sCD14-ST, and CD163 demonstrates high diagnostic performance in prognostic evaluation of patients with sepsis-associated AKI and may provide valuable predictive information for clinical decision-making.