Kidney Injury Molecule 1 (KIM-1) as an Early Predictor for Acute Kidney Injury in Post-Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB) in Open Heart Surgery Patients.

Conclusion: Although serum creatinine is still the gold standard for diagnosis of acute kidney injury searching for other new markers is mandatory. Urinary kidney injury molecule 1 can be used as simple noninvasive and specific biomarker for early diagnosis of acute kidney injury. PMID: 30993020 [PubMed]
Source: International Journal of Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Int J Nephrol Source Type: research