Estimating baseline creatinine values to define acute kidney injury in critically ill pediatric patients [PDF]
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, 2022 Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in critically ill children. However, the common lack of baseline serum creatinine values affects AKI diagnosis and staging.
Yeon Joo Lee +3 more
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Serum Cystatin C in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case-Control Study [PDF]
Avicenna Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2021 Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health concern in recent years mainly due to its adverse clinical outcomes. It is most commonly attributed to diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN).
Sukanya Shetty +4 more
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Serum cystatin C to creatinine ratio is associated with sarcopenia in non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease [PDF]
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, 2022 Background Sarcopenia is a prevalent complication in patients with chronic kidney disease and is associated with poor quality of life, morbidity, and mortality. Several candidate biomarkers have been evaluated for this condition.
Jung Nam An +5 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 BackgroundSerum creatinine and cystatin C are not only good indicators of renal function but have also been confirmed to be related to disease prognosis and mortality in various diseases via creatinine/cystatin C ratio (CCR).
Jeong Ah Hwang +10 more
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Effect of sevoflurane on grafted kidney function in renal transplantation [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2012 BackgroundThe objective of this retrospective study was to determine if there are any differences in grafted kidney function in recipients of kidney transplantation (KT) when donors and recipients were anesthetized with sevoflurane compared to desflurane.
Jin Ha Park +5 more
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Evaluation of the effects of kidney function tests on prognosis and mortality in geriatric patients with a pulmonary embolism [PDF]
Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2022 Aim: The instant study’s aim is to investigate the effect that BUN and creatinine values have on a prognosis in geriatric patients that are diagnosed with pulmonary embolism.
Hatice Şeyma Akça +4 more
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Urinary chemerin as a potential biomarker for inflammatory bowel disease
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 PurposeSystemic levels of the adipokine chemerin are elevated in different inflammatory conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In IBD, chemerin protein expression in colon mucosa is induced and serum chemerin levels are increased.
Stefan Gunawan +8 more
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The MELD-XI score predicts 3-year mortality in patients with chronic heart failure
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 ObjectivesThe relationship between the MELD-XI score, a modified version of the MELD score, and the long-term prognosis of hospitalized patients with chronic heart failure is unclear.
Zebin Lin +9 more
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Study of Urinary Glycosaminoglycans among Essential Hypertensive Patients [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Introduction: Essential hypertension is a systemic disease which affects endothelial basement membrane. Changes in Glycosaminoglycans (GAG) distribution pattern on glomerular basement membrane has been noted in hypertension.
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Animals, 2020 This study hypothesized that reducing the level of crude protein (CP) in lambs′ feed may improve nutrient utilization and did not negatively affect their productive efficiency, blood metabolites, oxidative status (OS) or intestinal immune barrier ...
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