Acute kidney injury biomarkers for patients in a coronary care unit: a prospective cohort study.

Acute kidney injury biomarkers for patients in a coronary care unit: a prospective cohort study.

Renal dysfunction is an established predictor of all-cause mortality in intensive care units. This study analyzed the outcomes of coronary care unit (CCU) patients and evaluated several biomarkers of acute kidney injury (AKI), including neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), interleukin-...

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Main Authors: Tien-Hsing Chen, Chih-Hsiang Chang, Chan-Yu Lin, Chang-Chyi Jenq, Ming-Yang Chang, Ya-Chung Tian, Cheng-Chieh Hung, Ji-Tseng Fang, Chih-Wei Yang, Ming-Shien Wen, Fun-Chung Lin, Yung-Chang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3285210?pdf=render

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