Utility of suPAR and NGAL for AKI Risk Stratification and Early Optimization of Renal Risk Medications among Older Patients in the Emergency Department

• Main Authors: Anne Byriel Walls (Author), Anne Kathrine Bengaard (Author), Esben Iversen (Author), Camilla Ngoc Nguyen (Author), Thomas Kallemose (Author), Helle Gybel Juul-Larsen (Author), Baker Nawfal Jawad (Author), Mads Hornum (Author), Ove Andersen (Author), Jesper Eugen-Olsen (Author), Morten Baltzer Houlind (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) based on plasma creatinine often lags behind actual changes in renal function. Here, we investigated early detection of AKI using the plasma soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) and neutrophil gelatinase-sssociated lipocalin (NGAL) and obser...