Nephrology

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Nephrology · Apr 2014

Diagnostic performance of urinary kidney injury molecule-1 and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin for acute kidney injury in an obstructive nephropathy patient.

We investigated the diagnostic performance of urinary kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) for acute kidney injury (AKI) in 90 obstructive nephropathy patients. ⋯ Urinary KIM-1 and NGAL had a good accuracy for detecting AKI. KIM-1 72 h postoperatively can predict the renal outcome of obstructive nephropathy.

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