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October 1, 2025Journal of Indira Gandhi Institute Of Medical SciencesOpen Access

Diagnostic utility of urinary neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (µNGAL) in predicting the severity of acute kidney injury

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JAJony AgarwalABArchana BajpayeePAPuneeth Babu Anne

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Overview

Prospective cohort study finds uNGAL predicts renal recovery better than serum creatinine, suggesting diagnostic potential.

Key Points

  • Higher uNGAL levels indicate more severe acute kidney injury, enhancing predictive ability.
  • uNGAL has a sensitivity of 84% and specificity of 63% in predicting acute kidney injury severity.
  • This prospective cohort study shows uNGAL is superior to serum creatinine in predicting renal recovery.
  • Urine NGAL concentration correlates with recovery, particularly in younger and female patients.

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Agarwal et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dd91cbfe798ba2fc4989fbhttps://doi.org/10.4103/jigims.jigims_39_25
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