Conclusions: Increased urinary NGAL is associated with an increased occurrence of AKI in patients with severe TBI. It is possible that urinary NGAL could provide a screening tool for AKI immediately after severe TBI, and this may in turn allow early intervention to ameliorate the adverse effects of AKI.
PMID: 24249209 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)