Early detection of acute kidney injury in the perioperative period of liver transplant with neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin

Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in patients undergoing liver transplant (LT) and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We aim to evaluate the pattern of urine and plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) elevation during the periopera...

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Main Authors: Camila Lima, Luciana Bertocco de Paiva Haddad, Patrícia Donado Vaz de Melo, Luiz Marcelo Malbouisson, Lilian Pires Freitas do Carmo, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D’Albuquerque, Etienne Macedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1566-9