Nephrotoxic Medication Exposure in Hospitalized Children (NINJA)
Whether a hospitalized child meets the NINJA definition of nephrotoxic medication exposure.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Nephrotoxic medications given on the same day
- 3
- Consecutive days of an IV aminoglycoside
- 0 days
- Consecutive days of IV vancomycin
- 0 days
Result: Meets the NINJA definition of nephrotoxic medication exposure: 3 nephrotoxic medications on the same day (3 or more).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- Nephrotoxic medications given on the same day
- Consecutive days of an IV aminoglycoside (0 if none)
- Consecutive days of IV vancomycin (0 if none)
How this is calculated
Citation
Goldstein SL. Pediatric Acute Kidney Injury: The Time for Nihilism Is Over. Front Pediatr 2020;8:16 (restating the NINJA program: 3 or more nephrotoxic medications on one day, or an IV aminoglycoside or IV vancomycin for 3 or more days). Read the source ↗
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