Furthermore, patients who developed AKI had longer hospital stays (11.9 days vs. 8.5 days) and ICU stays (5.7 days vs. 2.7 days), a higher average TyG index (9.2 vs. 8.9), and a higher proportion of usage of high-risk nephrotoxins, vasopressors medications, glucocorticoids, diuretics, albumin 5%/20%, and mechanical ventilation for ≥24 h within the first 48 h of ICU admission compared to the non-AKI group (P < 0.05). Here, ALB is linked to acute kidney injury.