Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in the intensive care unit: Time to look beyond a single, threshold-based measurement?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2864-

  Bolignano, Davide ^a   Coppolino, Giuseppe ^a   Lacquaniti, Antonio ^a   Buemi, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CREATININE; NEUTROPHIL GELATINASE ASSOCIATED LIPOCALIN;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIABETIC PATIENT; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 70349663755     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181b3a0be     Document Type: Letter

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