Urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin: a diagnostic and prognostic marker for acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized cirrhotic patients with AKI-prone conditions

BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is known to increase mortality in hospitalized cirrhotic patients; therefore early identification is utmost significance. There are only a few studies evaluating the cut-off level of urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) for diagnosing AKI and...

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Autores principales: Treeprasertsuk, Sombat, Wongkarnjana, Amornpun, Jaruvongvanich, Veeravich, Sallapant, Sasipim, Tiranathanagul, Khajohn, Komolmit, Piyawat, Tangkijvanich, Pisit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4609129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26474856
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-015-0372-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4609129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26474856
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-015-0372-5

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