The nature and discriminatory value of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in critically ill patients at risk of acute kidney injury
Author(s) -
Neil J. Glassford,
Antoine Schneider,
Shengyuan Xu,
Glenn M. Eastwood,
Helen Young,
Leah Peck,
Per Venge,
Rinaldo Bellomo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
intensive care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.658
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1432-1238
pISSN - 0342-4642
DOI - 10.1007/s00134-013-3040-7
Subject(s) - medicine , acute kidney injury , urinary system , creatinine , neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin , biomarker , lipocalin , oliguria , intensive care unit , receiver operating characteristic , population , urine , urology , intensive care medicine , renal function , biology , biochemistry , environmental health
Different molecular forms of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) have recently been discovered. We aimed to explore the nature, source and discriminatory value of urinary NGAL in intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
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