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Usefulness of Serum and Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase -Associated Lipocalin in Detecting Acute Kidney Injury in Asphyxiated Neonates

International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences • 2016
العودة
معلومات البحث
المؤلفون Soha Abdelhady1 , Eman R. Abdel Gawad2 , Omima M. Abdel Haie1 , Amira I. Mansour
الكلمات المفتاحية AKI, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), NGAL and Serum creatinine
المجلة العلمية International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences
الناشر Not Available
المجلد 5
العدد 4
الصفحات 230-236
publication.type International
رابط البحث Open Link
المواد المرفقة Not Available
الملخص
Objective: To determine the predictive value of serum and urinary NGAL in the detection of AKI in asphyxiated neonates.
Subjects and Methods: Serum and uNGAL were measured in forty full term>37 week, both sexes, neonates had clinical and
laboratory findings of perinatal asphyxia according to the criteria defined by the American Academy of Pediatrics and 20
apparently healthy neonates matched for gestational age and birth weight as a control group, in the neonatal intensive care unit of
Benha university hospital within 24 hours after birth using ELISA. Results: Asphyxiated neonates had significantly higher serum
NGAL and uNGAL than control neonates, (P