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The role of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in identifying contrast induced nephropathy development in the emergency department

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2014-10

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Aydın Akköse, Şule
Özdemir, Fatma
Köksal, Özlem

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Pozam, Suna
Özkan, Meral Leman

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Pakistan Medical Assoc

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Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic significance of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in detecting the development of contrast-induced nephropathy in patients undergoing contrast imaging in an emergency. department setting. Methods: The case-control study was conducted at the emergency department of Uludag University, Turkey, between January 1 and July 1, 2012, and comprised patients who underwent a diagnostic thoracic or abdominal Computed Tomography examination with contrast agent. At 2 hours and 72 hours after the scan, control urea, creatinine, and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin values were recorded. Plasma lipocalin measurement was performed using fluorescence-detected immunoassay method. An increase in serum creatinine of more than 0.5 mg/dl or 25% elevation from the basal level was considered to be a marker for the occurrence of contrast-induced nephropathy. SPSS 13 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Of the 80 subjects in the study, 60(75%) were cases and 20(25%) were controls. Contrast-induced nephropathy did not develop in any of the patients, and, accordingly, no significant increase of plasma urea, creatinine, or neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels was observed. A significant positive relationship was found between urea and creatinine levels at 2 hours (p<0.009) and at 72 hours (p<0.001). Conclusions: Diagnostic contrast computed tomography examination in patients with normal renal function did not lead to Contrast-induced nephropathy or increased neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels, an accepted early indicator of kidney injury.

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Contrast induced nephropathy, NGAL, Emergency department, Early urinary biomarker, Risk, General & internal medicine, Research & experimental medicine

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Aydın, Ş. A. vd. (2014). "The role of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in identifying contrast induced nephropathy development in the emergency department". Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 64(10), 1109-1113.

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