| Serum Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin as a marker of Acute Kidney Injury in Asphyxiated Neonates. | |
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PMID: 23255690 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical utility of serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) as an early marker of acute kidney injury in asphyxiated neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy(HIE). DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTINGS: NICU of Maternity Hospital, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. PATIENTS: The study included 30 term asphyxiated neonates (8 with mild, 13 with moderate and 9 with severe HIE) and 20 control neonates. INTERVENTION: None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Serum NGAL level was measured within 6 hours after birth using an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Patients were subsequently discriminated into AKI (n=12) and no-AKI (n=18) groups. Results: The median (Interquartile range) serum NGAL concentration was 95.0 (70.75-180.00) ng/ml in asphyxiated neonates, 39.75 (6.0-48.0) ng/ml in control neonates; (p<0.001). Serum NGAL correlated with HIE severity: mean (SD) was 65.50 (3.77) ng/ml in infants with mild HIE, 115.07 (45.83) ng/ml in infants with moderate HIE and 229.66 (79.50) ng/ml in infants with severe HIE; (p<0.01). The median (Interquartiles) serum NGAL level was 182.50 (166.25-301.75) ng/ml in patients with AKI, 74.00 (66.00-78.75) ng/ml in those without AKI; (p<0.001). A cutoff value 157 ng/ml for serum NGAL could detect AKI in asphyxiated neonates with a sensitivity of 83.3% and a specificity of 94.4%. CONCLUSION: Elevated serum NGAL measured within 6 hours after birth reliably indicates acute kidney injury in asphyxiated neonates. |
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N M El Raggal; S M Khafagy; N H Mahmoud; S A El Beltagy |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-11-05 |
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Title: Indian pediatrics Volume: - ISSN: 0974-7559 ISO Abbreviation: Indian Pediatr Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-12-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985062R Medline TA: Indian Pediatr Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Departments of Pediatrics, and Clinical Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, Egypt. Correspondence to: Dr. Soha Mohamed Khafagy, Pediatric Department, Ain Shams University, Abbassayia Cairo, Egypt. Soha_khafagy@yahoo.com. |
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