Compared with patients with late AKI, patients with early AKI had significantly higher SAPS II score; 37.6 ± 14.3 versus 32.6 ± 10.1, p = 0.005 and higher levels of systemic inflammatory markers (CRP); 203 ± 106 versus 151 ± 75, p = 0.05. Here, CRP is linked to acute kidney injury.