eutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin as an early detector of ischemic tubular injury in patients admitted to a general Intensive Care Unit.
- Conditions
- kidney failure10038430Acute renal dysfunction
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 700
All consecutive patients admitted to the general ICU meeting the subgroup criteria with obtained informed or deferred consent would be included. Patients will be recruited from the Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam.
Patients will be excluded if the treating physician judges that study participation is undesirable for medical, medical-ethical or other reasons. Patients with a history of chronic renal failure and preadmission chronic hemofiltration or Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD).
Patients with urothelial malignancies will be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Main study parameters/endpoints: Urine and serum NGAL levels, serum creatinine,<br /><br>urine sodium, chloride, osmolality and creatinine levels</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>nvt</p><br>