Angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphisms and acute renal failure in babies with RDS

Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in Septic Preterm Babies: A Preliminary Study

“…It is also well known that septic preterm infants are at risk for AKI. Tanyeri et al 14 have shown that septic preterm infants with AKI have a higher mortality rate. In this aspect to improve survival, the critical question to be answered is which septic baby is prone to AKI and which baby is not.…”

Kidney Injury Molecule-1 as a Promising Biomarker for Acute Kidney Injury in Premature Babies

“…Preterm infants with RDS are especially at risk of AKI. 7 Nevertheless, the incidence of AKI varies in previous reports because defining and recognizing AKI in newborns is rather complicated with traditional markers and clinical findings. 4,16,17 KIM-1 is a transmembrane type 1 epithelial cell protein playing a role in tubulointerstitial damage.…”