BACKGROUND: We prospectively evaluated whether serum cystatin C (CysC) detected acute kidney injury (AKI) earlier than basal serum creatinine (Cr). METHODS: In 107 pediatric patients at high risk of developing AKI, serum Cr and serum CysC were measured upon admission. Baseline estimated creatinine clearance (eCCl) was calculated using a CysC-based glomerular filtration rate (GFR) equation from a serum Cr measured at the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) entrance. RESULTS: The median age was 10 months (interquartile range, 3-36 months). Serum Cr, serum CysC, and eCCl (mean ± standard deviation [range]) were 0.5 ± 0.18 mg/dl (0.2-1.1 mg/dl), 0.53 ± 0.78 (0.01-3.7 mg/l), and 72.55 ± 28.72 (20.6-176.2) ml/min per 1.73 m(2), respectively. The serum CysC level in patients with AKI was significantly higher than children with normal renal function (p < 0.001). The values for the cut-off point, sensitivity, specificity, and the area under curve (AUC) were determined for CysC as 0.6 mg/l, 73.9 %, 78.9 %, and 0.92 [95 % confidence interval (0.82-1)], respectively, and for Cr the values were 0.4 mg/dl, 68 %, 46.2 %, and 0.39, [95 % confidence interval (0.24-0.54)], respectively. The receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve analysis revealed that CysC had a significantly higher diagnostic accuracy than eCCl (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Our results identify that the sensitivity of serum CysC for detecting AKI is higher than that of serum Cr in a heterogeneous pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) population.
BACKGROUND: We prospectively evaluated whether serum cystatin C (CysC) detected acute kidney injury (AKI) earlier than basal serum creatinine (Cr). METHODS: In 107 pediatric patients at high risk of developing AKI, serum Cr and serum CysC were measured upon admission. Baseline estimated creatinine clearance (eCCl) was calculated using a CysC-based glomerular filtration rate (GFR) equation from a serum Cr measured at the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) entrance. RESULTS: The median age was 10 months (interquartile range, 3-36 months). Serum Cr, serum CysC, and eCCl (mean ± standard deviation [range]) were 0.5 ± 0.18 mg/dl (0.2-1.1 mg/dl), 0.53 ± 0.78 (0.01-3.7 mg/l), and 72.55 ± 28.72 (20.6-176.2) ml/min per 1.73 m(2), respectively. The serum CysC level in patients with AKI was significantly higher than children with normal renal function (p < 0.001). The values for the cut-off point, sensitivity, specificity, and the area under curve (AUC) were determined for CysC as 0.6 mg/l, 73.9 %, 78.9 %, and 0.92 [95 % confidence interval (0.82-1)], respectively, and for Cr the values were 0.4 mg/dl, 68 %, 46.2 %, and 0.39, [95 % confidence interval (0.24-0.54)], respectively. The receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve analysis revealed that CysC had a significantly higher diagnostic accuracy than eCCl (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Our results identify that the sensitivity of serum CysC for detecting AKI is higher than that of serum Cr in a heterogeneous pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) population.
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