ArticlePediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2018
Preoperative levels of urinary uromodulin predict acute kidney injury after pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.
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- Machine learning model predicts acute kidney injury in pediatric patients after cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nephrology · 2026Pooled it
- Recent Advances in Urinary Peptide and Proteomic Biomarkers in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Biomarkers of acute kidney injury after pediatric cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy.European journal of pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
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- Advances in the diagnosis of early biomarkers for acute kidney injury: a literature review.BMC nephrology · 2025Review
- The promise of biomarkers: precision medicine will pave a roadmap for pediatric acute kidney injury management in critically ill children.Intensive care medicine. Paediatric and neonatal · 2025Review
- Advances in uromodulin biology and potential clinical applications.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2024Review
- Uromodulin biology.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2024Review
- Biomarkers in Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury: Towards A New Perspective.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- A proposed framework for advancing acute kidney injury risk stratification and diagnosis in children: a report from the 26th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) conference.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2024Article
- Gut microbiota and neonatal acute kidney injury biomarkers.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2023Review
- Unveiling the Hidden Power of Uromodulin: A Promising Potential Biomarker for Kidney Diseases.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Biomarkers of eGFR decline after cardiac surgery in children: findings from the ASSESS-AKI study.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2023Article
- Role of Uromodulin in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension.Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2022Review
- Consensus-Based Recommendations on Priority Activities to Address Acute Kidney Injury in Children: A Modified Delphi Consensus Statement.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Role of uromodulin and complement activation in the progression of kidney disease.Oncology letters · 2021Article
- Decreased urinary uromodulin is potentially associated with acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of intensive care · 2021Article
- The use of diagnostic tools for pediatric AKI: applying the current evidence to the bedside.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundAcute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of cardiopulmonary bypass surgery (CPB) in children. Several promising postoperative AKI biomarkers have been identified, but no preoperative biomarkers are available. We evaluated the association of urinary uromodulin (uUMOD) with postoperative AKI.
methodsOne hundred and one children undergoing CPB were enrolled. Urine was collected prior to CPB, and AKI was defined as ≧50% increase in serum creatinine from preoperative baseline within 48 h of surgery.
resultsForty-seven patients (47%) developed AKI, and 92% of participants in the lowest quartile of preoperative uUMOD concentrations developed AKI compared with 8% in the highest quartile. Patients with preoperative uUMOD levels in the lowest quartile had 132.3× increased risk of postoperative AKI versus the highest quartile. Raw uUMOD levels were significantly lower in patients with AKI vs. no AKI. Significance was unchanged after correcting uUMOD levels for urinary creatinine. Receiver operating characteristic analysis showed preoperative uUMOD strongly predicted postoperative AKI, with area under the curve (AUC) 0.90. Stepwise logistic regression analysis revealed a model combining uUMOD, and bypass time predicted AKI at p<0.001. Neither Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery 1 (RACHS) score nor age improved the model's ability to predict AKI. Independent analysis demonstrated that while bypass time was associated with AKI, the predictive ability of bypass time (AUC 0.77) was less than that of preoperative uUMOD levels (AUC 0.9).
conclusionsChildren with lowest preoperative levels of uUMOD have greatly increased risk of AKI post-CPB. If uUMOD were used to risk-stratify patients undergoing CPB, clinical measures could be taken to minimize AKI development.
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