de Almeida Thiengo D, et al. - In view of a previous finding that troponin I (TnI) > 0.42 ng/mL predicted the need of dialysis in a group of 29 septic patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), researchers intended to obtain corroborating evidence in favor of such finding in a larger independent sample comprising all septic patients admitted to an ICU from March 2016 to February 2017 fulfilling the following criteria: age between 18 and 90 years, onset of sepsis < 24 h, normal left ventricular ejection fraction, and no previous coronary or kidney diseases. On day 1, TnI levels were recorded. Follow-up was carried out by 30 days or until death. According to findings, dialysis need in sepsis was strongly and independently predicted by TnI levels at ICU admission.