Serum Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin versus Serum Creatinine for the Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury after Liver Transplantation

Serum Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin versus Serum Creatinine for the Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury after Liver Transplantation

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after liver transplantation (LT), and considerably increases the morbidity and mortality of the procedure. The gold standard of measuring the kidney function, the serum creatinine level (sCr), has poor specificity and sensitivity for the...

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Main Authors: MB Khosravi, S Milani, F Kakaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2013-07-01
Series:International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine
Subjects:
Acute kidney injury
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin
Morbidity
Mortality
Liver transplantation
Online Access:http://www.ijotm.com/ojs/index.php/IJOTM/article/view/162

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