Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a clinical syndrome that complicates the course and worsens the
outcome in a significant number of hospitalised patients. Recent advances in clinical and …

New biomarkers are being evaluated for their ability to advance the management of patients
with heart failure. Despite a large pool of interesting candidate biomarkers, besides …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common syndrome that is independently associated with
increased mortality. A standardized definition is important to facilitate clinical care and …

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a 25-kDa protein that is secreted
mostly by immune cells such as neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic cells. Its production …

Multiplex immunoassays confer several advantages over widely adopted singleplex
immunoassays including increased efficiency at a reduced expense, greater output per …

Context Partial nephrectomy (PN) is the current gold standard treatment for small localized
renal tumors.; however, the impact of duration and type of intraoperative ischemia on renal …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a multifaceted syndrome that occurs in different settings. The
course of AKI can be variable, from single hit and complete recovery, to multiple hits …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined by a sudden loss of excretory kidney function. AKI is part
of a range of conditions summarized as acute kidney diseases and disorders (AKD), in …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) consists of a rapid renal function decline which usually increases
serum urea and creatinine levels. Since kidney injury begins by inducing biological and …

Over the last decade, significant progress has been made in the identification and validation
of novel biomarkers as well as refinements in the use of serum creatinine as a marker of …