We not only detected urinary biomarkers of AKI, including NGAL, KIM-1, TIMP-2, IGFBP7, [TIMP-2]•[IGFBP7], FABP-1, TIMP-1, renin, IP-10 and TFF-3, to identify better biomarkers than others but also validated that uTIMP-1 had useful value in the early prediction of AKI and PICU mortality. Here, TIMP2 is linked to acute kidney injury.