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Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. · Oct 2010
Rapid detection of acute kidney injury by plasma cystatin C in the intensive care unit.
Plasma cystatin C (pCysC) has been proposed as an alternative to plasma creatinine (pCr) as a measure of renal function. We compared the detection of functional change by both biomarkers in critically ill patients. ⋯ pCysC was an effective and earlier surrogate marker of decreased renal function than pCr in a general ICU population.