Evaluation of Renal Function with Urinary NGAL and Doppler Ultrasonography in ICU Patients: A 1-Year Observational Pilot Study.

Etrusca BrogiRocco RagoFrancesco Forfori

Published in: Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology (2024)

Urinary NGAL is a valuable marker for AKI in intensive care settings. It seemed that a pre-existing chronic renal disease, the SAPS II and the NGAL at admission represented the principal predictors of AKI.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
intensive care unit
emergency department
magnetic resonance imaging
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
cross sectional
patient reported outcomes
patient reported