Role of urinary NGAL and microalbuminuria in the detection of subclinical acute kidney injury in pediatric intensive care unit and diabetic children

• Main Authors: Sally K. I. Ishak (Author), Fayrouz El Aguizy (Author), Eman H. Elsebaie (Author), Meray R. L. Youssef (Author), Mohamed M. Ismail (Author), Fatma H. Abdelraouf (Author), Heba A. Abdel Ghaffar (Author), Nermine M. Riad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Subclinical Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) describes patients who did not fulfill the classical criteria for AKI diagnosis but showed elevated levels of new biomarkers reflecting tubular injury. One of these biomarkers is Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL). The aim of this study is to inve...