The Utility of Urinary NGAL as an Alternative for Serum Creatinine to Detect Acute Kidney Injury in Infants Exposed to Nephrotoxic Medications in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

CONCLUSION: We propose that uNGAL could be used to screen for NTM-AKI and thus replace many blood draws needed in those exposed to NTM. The ideal uNGAL threshold requires further investigation in infants.PMID:38151013 | DOI:10.1159/000535322

Source: Neonatology - December 27, 2023 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Christine Stoops Hailey Gavigan Kelli Krallman Nekayla Anderson Russell Griffin Cara Slagle Scott House S L Goldstein D J Askenazi Source Type: research