Comparison of urine and serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin after open and endovascular thoraco-abdominal aortic surgery and their meaning as indicators of acute kidney injury.

CONCLUSION: serum-NGAL and urine-NGAL correlate with serum creatinine levels and AKI requiring dialysis. Furthermore, the postoperative course of sNGAL and uNGAL after open and endovascular TAAA repair is not significantly different. Taken together, the results indicate that uNGAL and, to a lesser extent, sNGAL could be considered biomarkers for early detection of perioperative AKI after open and endovascular TAAA surgery.
PMID: 30198834 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - September 10, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Gombert A, Martin L, Foldenauer AC, Krajewski C, Greiner A, Kotelis D, Stoppe C, Marx G, Grommes J, Schuerholz T, Jacobs MJ, Kalder J Tags: Vasa Source Type: research