Results In this study, the incidence of AKI in septic shock patients was 66.0% (194 / 294). The nosocomial mortality was significantly higher in the AKI group than in non-AKI group (70.6% vs. 22.0%, χ2 = 26.327, P < 0.001). The age [60 (43, 73) years old vs. 43 (28, 67) years old, Z = 2.095, P = 0.036], mean arterial pressure [(60 ± 14) mmHg vs. (67 ± 16) mmHg, t = 2.175, P = 0.032], heart rate [(124 ± 23) beats / min vs. (112 ± 23) beats / min, t = 2.369, P = 0.020], oxygenation index [(166 ± 113) mmHg vs. (254 ± 150) mmHg, t = 2.820, P = 0.003), lactic acid [(4.6 ± 3.0) mmol / L vs. (2.5 ± 1.9) mmol / L, t = 3.026, P = 0.006)], sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score [(13 ± 4) vs. (8 ± 4), t = 4.936, P < 0.001)], ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias (32.5% vs. 8.0%, χ2 = 4.334, P = 0.037), C-reactive protein [(210 ± 104) mg / L vs. (145 ± 71) mg / L, t = 2.923, P = 0.005], aspartate aminotransferase [92 (41, 345) U / L vs. 36 (18, 65) U / L, Z = 3.794, P < 0.001], serum creatinine [(239 ± 164) μmol / L vs. (71 ± 22) μmol / L, t = 5.729, P < 0.001], blood urea nitrogen [(26 ± 16) mol / L vs. (10 ± 8) mol / L, t = 5.212, P < 0.001], glomerular filtration rate [(38 ± 29) mL·min-1·1.73m-2 vs. (101 ± 28) mL·min-1·1.73m-2, t = 9.944, P < 0.001], troponin I [0.39 (0.08, 1.60) μg / L vs. 0.05 (0.01, 0.20) μg / L, Z = 3.437, P = 0.001), D-dimer [3 538 (1 348, 9 310) μg / L vs. 2 333 (653, 4 169) μg / L, Z = 2.458, P = 0.049], norepinephrine (66.0% vs. 39.0%, χ2 = 1.309, P = 0.007), daily maximum dose of furosemide [40 (20, 98) mg vs. 10 (0, 20) mg, Z = 3.992, P < 0.001], mechanical ventilation (59.8% vs. 25.0%, χ2 = 0.145, P = 0.001), blood purification (12.9% vs. 0%, χ2 = 76.945, P = 0.030) and deep vein catheterization (67.5% vs. 47.0%, χ2 = 4.400, P = 0.041) were statistically significantly different in the AKI group and non-AKI group. Logistic regression analysis showed that the mean arterial pressure [OR = 1.035, 95%CI (0.997, 1.075), P = 0.032], lactic acid [OR = 1.065, 95%CI (0.982, 1.102), P = 0.028], SOFA score [OR = 1.232, 95%CI (1.013, 1.455), P = 0.049)], mechanical ventilation [OR = 1.942, 95%CI (1.461, 4.191), P = 0.036] and daily maximum dose of furosemide [OR = 1.123, 95%CI (0.884, 1.793), P = 0.013)] were risk factors for septic AKI.