Plasma NGAL for the diagnosis of AKI in patients admitted from the emergency department setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a marker of AKI in patients admitted from the emergency department.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

In this prospective cohort study, patients (n=616) admitted from the emergency department from March to November of 2008 were classified according to clinical criteria as AKI, transient azotemia, stable CKD, and normal function. Plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin was measured serially. A logistic regression model using clinical characteristics was fitted to the data, and a second model included discretized plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin. Performance of the models was evaluated by Hosmer-Lemesho

SUBMITTER: Soto K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3848412 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature