The cumulative incidence of treated AKI related to number of deaths or victims might differ substantially among earthquakes. Many factors may affect the frequency of AKI: hampered rescue and transport possibilities; destroyed medical facilities on the spot; availability or not of sophisticated therapeutic possibilities and structure of the buildings might all have impacted on different cumulative incidence between Kashmir and Marmara.

In disaster crush victims, RIFLE classification can be useful to foresee the medical complications, need for therapeutic interventions and logistic support and also renal function at discharge though, perhaps, not survival.