Proenkephalin a 119–159 (penKid) – a novel biomarker for acute kidney injury in sepsis: an observational study

Proenkephalin a 119–159 (penKid) – a novel biomarker for acute kidney injury in sepsis: an observational study

Abstract Background Sepsis is a leading cause of death worldwide and a major challenge for physicians to predict and manage. Proenkephalin A 119–159 (penKid) is a reliable surrogate marker for the more unstable endogenous opioid peptide enkephalin, which has previously been shown to predict both acu...

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Main Authors: Mari Rosenqvist, Kevin Bronton, Oliver Hartmann, Andreas Bergmann, Joachim Struck, Olle Melander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Pro-enkephalin
penKid
Sepsis
Acute kidney injury
Emergency department
AKI
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-019-0283-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-019-0283-9

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