Diagnostic Utility of Serum Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in Polytraumatized Patients Suffering Acute Kidney Injury: A Prospective Study.

Lukas Leopold NegrinReinhard HahnThomas HeinzStefan Hajdu

Published in: BioMed research international (2018)

In polytrauma victims suffering AKI an increase in sNGAL-level from initial to day2-assessment may signalize deterioration in kidney function and thus indicate AKI progression. Unlike initial sNGAL-levels day2-sNGAL-levels might be an appropriate tool to define AKI and to signify the need of RRT in polytraumatized patients.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
patient reported