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ArticleZhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics2017

[Values of combination of urinary L-FABP and NGAL in early diagnosis of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery in children].

Rong Tang, Xiang Ao, Yong Zhong, Rui-Ling Wang, Qiao-Ling Zhou

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Article in Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Research progress on biomarkers for acute kidney injury in children.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026
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  2. Cell death in sepsis: unveiling new perspectives on organ dysfunction.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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Rong TangDepartment of Nephrology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China. zqling8315@163.com.
Xiang Ao
Yong Zhong
Rui-Ling Wang
Qiao-Ling Zhou
Central South University · CN

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Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the values of combination of urinary liver-type fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP) and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in early diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery in children.

methodsA total of 97 children with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery were enrolled. Serum and urine samples were collected before and after surgery. Levels of serum creatinine (Scr), urinary L-FABP, and urinary NGAL from AKI group (n=18) and non-AKI group (n=79) were measured, and the postoperative dynamic changes in these markers were compared between the two groups. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and the area under ROC curve (AUC) were used to assess the values of these markers alone or in combination in the prediction of postoperative AKI.

resultsThe levels of urinary L-FABP and NGAL in the AKI group were significantly higher than those in the non-AKI group at 2 and 6 hours after surgery, and the changes in their concentrations were earlier than Scr. The AUCs of urinary L-FABP alone in predicting AKI at 2 and 6 hours after surgery were 0.921 and 0.896 respectively, and those of urinary NGAL alone were 0.908 and 0.928 respectively. Those of their combination were 0.942 and 0.929 respectively.

conclusionsUrinary L-FABP and NGAL significantly increase in the early stage of AKI after cardiac surgery in children, which are significantly earlier than the changes in Scr. They can be used to predict the occurrence of AKI in the early stage. A combination of the two biomarkers can further improve the accuracy of diagnosis.

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Acute Kidney InjuryCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiopulmonary BypassChildChild, PreschoolCreatinineFatty Acid-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansInfantLipocalin-2MaleCreatinineFatty Acid-Binding ProteinsLipocalin-2

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