Diagnostic Performance of Height-Estimated Baseline Creatinine in Diagnosing Acute Kidney Injury in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Onset

• Main Authors: Stefano Guarino (Author), Giulio Rivetti (Author), Anna Di Sessa (Author), Maeva De Lucia (Author), Pier Luigi Palma (Author), Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice (Author), Cesare Polito (Author), Pierluigi Marzuillo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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At type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) onset, acute kidney injury (AKI) is very common. To diagnose AKI, the availability of a baseline serum creatinine (bSCr) is pivotal. However, in most hospitalized children the bSCr is unknown. We aimed to test whether the bSCr estimated on the basis of height (ebSC...