Abstract:Objective To analyze the risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with severe pneumonia (SP) who received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment.Methods This retrospective study included 100 patients with SP who received ECMO treatment at the Tenth Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University between January 2022 and January 2025. Based on whether AKI occurred within 7 days after ECMO initiation, all the enrolled patients were divided into two groups: the AKI group (58 cases) and the non-AKI group (42 cases). The general data of the two groups were statistically analyzed. Through multivariable logistic stepwise regression analysis and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, the risk factors for AKI during ECMO treatment in patients with SP were determined.Results The prevalence of septic shock and blood lactate, procalcitonin (PCT), and von Willebrand factor (vWF) levels were higher in the AKI group than in the non-AKI group (P < 0.05). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that septic shock [O^R = 1.483 (95% CI: 1.115, 1.972) ], elevated blood lactate [O^R = 1.268 (95% CI: 1.089, 1.476) ], elevated PCT [O^R = 1.616 (95% CI: 1.221, 2.139) ], and elevated vWF [O^R = 1.648 (95% CI: 1.217, 2.232) ] were risk factors for AKI during ECMO treatment in patients with SP (P < 0.05). The AUCs for blood lactate, PCT, and vWF were 0.887, 0.928, and 0.925, respectively. Their sensitivities were 86.2% (95% CI: 0.746, 0.939), 89.6% (95% CI: 0.788, 0.961), and 91.4% (95% CI: 0.810, 0.971), respectively, and their specificities were 80.9% (95% CI: 0.659, 0.914), 88.1% (95% CI: 0.744, 0.960), and 83.3% (95% CI: 0.686, 0.930), respectively.Conclusion Septic shock, blood lactate level, PCT level and vWF level are all independent risk factors for AKI in patients with SP during ECMO treatment. Clinicians should pay close attention to these factors.