The diagnostic utility of serum Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin in Acute Kidney Injury at a Central Hospital in a Resource Constrained Setting

The objective of the study was to determine the utility of serum NGAL as a biomarker for acute kidney injury in patients admitted into medical wards. Sixty consecutive adult patients presenting with suspected acute kidney injury at Parirenyatwa Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe and admitted for at least th...

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Main Authors: Mabaya, L., Musarurwa, C, Gomo, ZAR, Nyamayaro, T
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Musarurwa, C
Gomo, ZAR
Nyamayaro, T
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description The objective of the study was to determine the utility of serum NGAL as a biomarker for acute kidney injury in patients admitted into medical wards. Sixty consecutive adult patients presenting with suspected acute kidney injury at Parirenyatwa Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe and admitted for at least three days were enrolled. Participants were enrolled if they were above 18 years but < 50 years, had serum urea >6.7mmol/l and/or creatinine >131μmol/l and had either oliguria or anuria. Patients were excluded if they had a history of chronic hypertension, chronic kidney disease, any malignancy or diabetes. The mean serum NGAL levels in patients were 653.3ng/ml and the mean eGFR was 9.7ml/min. There was a statistically significant correlation between NGAL and urea or creatinine (r=0.85; r= 0.46 respectively). A significant inverse correlation was observed between NGAL and eGFR (r= -0.97). There was an association between NGAL levels and dialysis requirement (OR=1.02, 95% CI (1.01 – 1.24), p=0.0008). A NGAL concentration of greater than 600ng/ml was highly predictive of RRT with an area under curve of 0.64. Indications from the study are that NGAL is a suitable biomarker for AKI because it correlates closely with renal function and allows timely identification of high risk patients to allow potentially beneficial therapies to be initiated early in the disease process. NGAL is also a suitable candidate for use in the estimation of glomerular filtration rate.
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spelling ir-11408-51582022-08-24T09:59:02Z The diagnostic utility of serum Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin in Acute Kidney Injury at a Central Hospital in a Resource Constrained Setting Mabaya, L. Musarurwa, C Gomo, ZAR Nyamayaro, T NGAL, Acute kidney injury Dialysis Glomerular filtration rate Renal function The objective of the study was to determine the utility of serum NGAL as a biomarker for acute kidney injury in patients admitted into medical wards. Sixty consecutive adult patients presenting with suspected acute kidney injury at Parirenyatwa Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe and admitted for at least three days were enrolled. Participants were enrolled if they were above 18 years but < 50 years, had serum urea >6.7mmol/l and/or creatinine >131μmol/l and had either oliguria or anuria. Patients were excluded if they had a history of chronic hypertension, chronic kidney disease, any malignancy or diabetes. The mean serum NGAL levels in patients were 653.3ng/ml and the mean eGFR was 9.7ml/min. There was a statistically significant correlation between NGAL and urea or creatinine (r=0.85; r= 0.46 respectively). A significant inverse correlation was observed between NGAL and eGFR (r= -0.97). There was an association between NGAL levels and dialysis requirement (OR=1.02, 95% CI (1.01 – 1.24), p=0.0008). A NGAL concentration of greater than 600ng/ml was highly predictive of RRT with an area under curve of 0.64. Indications from the study are that NGAL is a suitable biomarker for AKI because it correlates closely with renal function and allows timely identification of high risk patients to allow potentially beneficial therapies to be initiated early in the disease process. NGAL is also a suitable candidate for use in the estimation of glomerular filtration rate. 2022-08-24T09:59:02Z 2022-08-24T09:59:02Z 2017-04 Article 2279–0543 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332241585_The_diagnostic_utility_of_serum_Neutrophil_Gelatinase_Associated_Lipocalin_in_Acute_Kidney_Injury_at_a_Central_Hospital_in_a_Resource_Constrained_Setting http://hdl.handle.net/11408/5158 en International Journal of Scientific Research and Reviews;Vol. 6, No. 2, Pages 12 - 24 open CENTRE OF SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION
spellingShingle NGAL,
Acute kidney injury
Dialysis
Glomerular filtration rate
Renal function
Mabaya, L.
Musarurwa, C
Gomo, ZAR
Nyamayaro, T
The diagnostic utility of serum Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin in Acute Kidney Injury at a Central Hospital in a Resource Constrained Setting
title The diagnostic utility of serum Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin in Acute Kidney Injury at a Central Hospital in a Resource Constrained Setting
title_full The diagnostic utility of serum Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin in Acute Kidney Injury at a Central Hospital in a Resource Constrained Setting
title_fullStr The diagnostic utility of serum Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin in Acute Kidney Injury at a Central Hospital in a Resource Constrained Setting
title_full_unstemmed The diagnostic utility of serum Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin in Acute Kidney Injury at a Central Hospital in a Resource Constrained Setting
title_short The diagnostic utility of serum Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin in Acute Kidney Injury at a Central Hospital in a Resource Constrained Setting
title_sort diagnostic utility of serum neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin in acute kidney injury at a central hospital in a resource constrained setting
topic NGAL,
Acute kidney injury
Dialysis
Glomerular filtration rate
Renal function
url https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332241585_The_diagnostic_utility_of_serum_Neutrophil_Gelatinase_Associated_Lipocalin_in_Acute_Kidney_Injury_at_a_Central_Hospital_in_a_Resource_Constrained_Setting
http://hdl.handle.net/11408/5158
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