Relationship between plasma NGAL and serum creatinine is influenced by leucocytosis and neutrophilia in the critically ill

Míreanna Comhchosúla

• Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin has a stronger association with serum creatinine than C-reactive protein in patients without sepsis; this relationship is lost in septic patients
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  Foilsithe: (2011)
• Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a marker of tubular damage appears to be unrelated to fractional excretion of sodium as a marker of tubular function in septic patients, with or without AKI
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  Foilsithe: (2011)
• Urinary hepcidin is potentially a marker of systemic infection rather than inflammation, in the setting of preserved renal function
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  Foilsithe: (2011)
• Physiological changes after fluid bolus therapy in sepsis: a systematic review of the contemporary literature
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  Foilsithe: (2014)
• Are serum cystatin-C-based estimates better than those derived from serum creatinine in critically ill patients?
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  Foilsithe: (2012)