2021
Urinary NGAL as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Marker for Acute Kidney Injury in Cirrhosis: A Prospective Study
Allegretti AS, Parada XV, Endres P, Zhao S, Krinsky S, St. Hillien SA, Kalim S, Nigwekar SU, Flood JG, Nixon A, Simonetto DA, Juncos LA, Karakala N, Wadei HM, Regner KR, Belcher JM, Nadim MK, Garcia-Tsao G, Velez JCQ, Parikh SM, Chung RT. Urinary NGAL as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Marker for Acute Kidney Injury in Cirrhosis: A Prospective Study. Clinical And Translational Gastroenterology 2021, 12: e00359. PMID: 33979307, PMCID: PMC8116001, DOI: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalinUrinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalinAcute kidney injuryAcute tubular necrosisPrerenal acute kidney injuryHepatorenal syndromeKidney injuryC-statisticManagement of AKITypes of AKIEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreTransplant-free survivalLiver Disease scoreMedian serum creatinineGelatinase-associated lipocalinPrediction of mortalityNet reclassification indexDiscrimination incrementProspective cohortSerum creatinineTubular necrosisProspective studyReclassification indexUnadjusted analysesPrognostic marker
2014
Urinary Biomarkers and Progression of AKI in Patients with Cirrhosis
Belcher JM, Garcia-Tsao G, Sanyal AJ, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Peixoto AJ, Perazella MA, Ansari N, Lim J, Coca SG, Parikh CR. Urinary Biomarkers and Progression of AKI in Patients with Cirrhosis. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 9: 1857-1867. PMID: 25183658, PMCID: PMC4220770, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.09430913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAcute-Phase ProteinsAdultAgedAlbuminuriaBiomarkersDisease ProgressionFatty Acid-Binding ProteinsFemaleHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 1Hospital MortalityHumansInterleukin-18Lipocalin-2LipocalinsLiver CirrhosisMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptors, VirusSodiumConceptsProgression of AKIAKI progressionIL-18Urinary biomarkersHospital mortalityKIM-1End-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreL-FABPStage liver disease scoreNeutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalinAKI Network criteriaLiver Disease scoreProspective cohort studyGelatinase-associated lipocalinNet reclassification indexUnited States medical centersKey clinical variablesRobust clinical modelKidney injuryCohort studySevere complicationsLiver cirrhosisRisk stratificationClinical variablesMarker levelsKidney biomarkers and differential diagnosis of patients with cirrhosis and acute kidney injury
Belcher JM, Sanyal AJ, Peixoto AJ, Perazella MA, Lim J, Thiessen‐Philbrook H, Ansari N, Coca SG, Garcia‐Tsao G, Parikh CR, Consortium F. Kidney biomarkers and differential diagnosis of patients with cirrhosis and acute kidney injury. Hepatology 2014, 60: 622-632. PMID: 24375576, PMCID: PMC4065642, DOI: 10.1002/hep.26980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAcute-Phase ProteinsAdultAgedAlbuminuriaBiomarkersCreatinineDiagnosis, DifferentialFatty Acid-Binding ProteinsFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 1HumansInterleukin-18KidneyLipocalin-2LipocalinsLiver CirrhosisMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMiddle AgedProspective StudiesProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptors, VirusSodiumConceptsAcute kidney injuryAcute tubular necrosisKidney injury molecule-1Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalinHepatorenal syndromePrerenal azotemiaKidney injuryDifferential diagnosisUrinary biomarkersEtiology of AKIProgressive acute kidney injuryLiver-type fatty acidOptimal diagnostic cutoffInjury molecule-1Prospective cohort studyGelatinase-associated lipocalinAccurate differential diagnosisClinical decision makingNumber of biomarkersCohort studyTubular necrosisFractional excretionCommon etiologyInterleukin-18Kidney biomarkers
2012
Association of AKI With mortality and complications in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis
Belcher JM, Garcia‐Tsao G, Sanyal AJ, Bhogal H, Lim JK, Ansari N, Coca SG, Parikh CR, Consortium F. Association of AKI With mortality and complications in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis. Hepatology 2012, 57: 753-762. PMID: 22454364, PMCID: PMC3390443, DOI: 10.1002/hep.25735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryAcute Kidney Injury Network definitionAssociation of AKIDefinition of AKISeverity of AKIProgression of AKIProspective observational cohort studyAKIN stage 1Baseline renal functionObservational cohort studyIncidence of mortalityAKI criteriaAKI severityAKI stageAKIN criteriaAKIN stageHospital mortalityKidney injuryCohort studyDevastating complicationRenal functionHospitalized patientsImproved outcomesEarly diagnosisTimely treatment