Changes in urinary kidney injury molecule-1 levels after blood transfusions in preterm infants

Abstract Literature supports an association between transfusions and gut injury in preterm infants. We hypothesized that packed red blood (PRBC) transfusions are associated with kidney inflammation marked by a rise in urinary levels of Kidney Injury Molecule 1 (KIM-1). Prospectively, KIM-1 levels we...

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Main Authors: Stephanie S. Turner, Jennifer M. Davidson, Mohamad T. Elabiad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91209-z