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Determination of serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin at the early stage of acute pancreatitis.

AIM e aim of the study was to assess the diagnostic value of serum concentrations of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (sNGAL) for the determination of the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP) at the early stage of the disease. MATERIALS AND METHOD The study group consisted of 65 patients(34 men and 31 women),aged 62.2 ± 16.0, admitted to the Surgery Department of the District Hospita...

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Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin and Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury.

BACKGROUND Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is an early marker of acute kidney injury (AKI). METHODS AND RESULTS Urine NGAL and serum NGAL (sNGAL) were assessed at 2, 6, 24, and 48 hours after contrast media (CM) exposure in 458 high-risk patients (development set). Optimal thresholds in predicting contrast-induced AKI (serum creatinine [sCr] increase ≥0.3 mg/dL at 48 hours a...

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Cardiac arrest (CA) remains a major cause of death and severe disability worldwide. The ischemic process that follows the cessation of cerebral perfusion and oxygenation, which is further worsened by the reperfusion injury occurring after the return of spontaneous circulation, can lead to severe hypoxic brain damage, resulting in a high rate of poor neurological recovery among CA survivors. The...