Open AccessSerum Creatinine Changes Associated with Critical Illness and Detection of Persistent Renal Dysfunction after AKI
Author(s) -
John R. Prowle,
Ivana Kolić,
Jeremy PurdellLewis,
Rachelle Taylor,
Rupert M. Pearse,
Christopher J. Kirwan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.11141113
Subject(s) - medicine , creatinine , confidence interval , renal function , acute kidney injury , confounding , kidney disease , intensive care unit , retrospective cohort study
AKI is a risk factor for development or worsening of CKD. However, diagnosis of renal dysfunction by serum creatinine could be confounded by loss of muscle mass and creatinine generation after critical illness.
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