New Lab Test May Help Predict Acute Kidney Injury in Patients in Intensive Care
Laurie Barclay, MD
July 23, 2009 — A new laboratory test for urine neutrophil gelatinase–associated lipocalin (NGAL) helps predict whether patients in intensive care will develop acute kidney injury (AKI), according to the results of a study reported online July 23 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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