Serum cystatin C as an earlier predictor of acute kidney injury than serum creatinine in preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome

In this study, we aimed to evaluate serum cystatin C (sCysC) as an early predictor of acute kidney injury (AKI) in preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Sixty preterm neonates diagnosed with RDS and 40 healthy controls (28–36 weeks) admitted to the neonatal Intensive Care Unit w...

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Main Authors: Noha Ahmed Abdelaal, Sherein Abdelhamid Shalaby, Abdelmoneim Kassem Khashana, Amina Mohamed Abdelwahab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2017;volume=28;issue=5;spage=1003;epage=1014;aulast=Abdelaal