The clinical utility window for acute kidney injury biomarkers in the critically ill

• Main Authors: Md Ralib, Azrina, Pickering, John W., Shaw, Geoffrey M., Than, Martin P, George, Peter M, Endre, Zoltan H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: BioMed Central The Open Access Publisher 2014
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC86 First aid in illness and injury
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/39174/1/s13054-014-0601-2.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/39174/4/s13054-014-0601-2_published_version.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/39174/7/39174-The%20clinical%20utility%20window%20for%20acute%20kidney%20injury%20biomarkers_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/39174/8/39174-The%20clinical%20utility%20window%20for%20acute%20kidney%20injury%20biomarkers-WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/39174/; http://ccforum.com/content/18/6/601/abstract

Introduction: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) biomarker utility depends on sample timing after the onset of renal injury. We compared biomarker performance on arrival in the emergency department (ED) with subsequent performance in the intensive care unit (ICU).Methods: Urinary and plasma Neutrophil Gelati...