The Utility of Serum Creatinine Kinase in Emergency Department Patients with Possible Substance-use Related Conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Our goal was to assess the diagnostic utility and temporal kinetics of serum creatine kinase (CK) measurement as a predictor of acute kidney injury (AKI) in emergency department (ED) patients who present with possible substance-use related conditions.

Methods

This was a retrospective chart review of ED patients with a urine drug screen (UDS) ordered and resulted between 2009-2013. Data was extracted electronically from EPIC Systems electronic health records, populated into a Microsoft Excel file, and includes demographics, chief complaint, vital signs, neuro-psychiatric physical examination findings, laboratory findings, psychiatric consult order time, ED medications given, orders, disposition and its time, and diagnosis.

Results

Of 74,970 patients with a

SUBMITTER: Alzahri MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7514414 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature