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SUBMITTER: McGalliard RJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7595286 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McGalliard Rachel J RJ McWilliam Stephen J SJ Maguire Samuel S Jones Caroline A CA Jennings Rebecca J RJ Siner Sarah S Newland Paul P Peak Matthew M Chesters Christine C Jeffers Graham G Broughton Caroline C McColl Lynsey L Lane Steven S Paulus Stephane S Cunliffe Nigel A NA Baines Paul P Carrol Enitan D ED
PloS one 20201029 10
Acute kidney injury (AKI), a common complication in paediatric intensive care units (PICU), is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. In this single centre, prospective, observational cohort study, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in urine (uNGAL) and plasma (pNGAL) and renal angina index (RAI), and combinations of these markers, were assessed for their ability to predict severe (stage 2 or 3) AKI in children and young people admitted to PICU. In PICU children and young peo ...[more]