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Table 3 Median biomarker levels [25-75% IQR], (range) when AKI is defined as a >50% increase in serum creatinine

From: Urine IL-18, NGAL, IL-8 and serum IL-8 are biomarkers of acute kidney injury following liver transplantation

 

AKI

no AKI

p-value

Urine IL-18 (pg/mL)

   

   pre-op

0

0

0.4274

[0–18.57]

[0–0]

(0–1369)

(0–32.16)

   post-op

884.09

0

0.0449

[0–5024.4]

[0–42.73]

 

(0–5024.4)

(0–4915.6)

Urine NGAL (ng/mL)

   

   pre-op

20.27

6.52

0.1848

[4.70-272.12]

[3.41-10.76]

(0.97-8672.2)

(0.05-56.82)

   post-op

386.86

24.31

0.0039

[71.38-1611.48]

[9.97-45.20]

(41.23-1824.6)

(1.69-5522.1)

Urine IL-6 (pg/mL)

   

   pre-op

6.82

6.34

0.1577

[4.28-50.11]

[1.59-9.36]

(1.90-376.58)

(0–40.59)

   post-op

52.00

7.29

0.0532

[5.55-77.22]

[3.81-13.16]

(20.61-84.04)

(0.48-130.34)

Serum IL-6 (pg/mL)

   

   pre-op

14.21

10.28

0.6693

[5.75-24.19]

[6.05-17.54]

(3.33-67.14)

(1.21-60.18)

   post-op

44.76

18.75

0.1025

[17.54-133.67]

[9.38-38.71]

(13–3020.6)

(4.23-171.77)

Urine IL-8 (pg/mL)

   

   pre-op

0

0

0.1881

[0–131.70]

[0–0]

(0–200.1)

(0–143.2)

   post-op

14.30

0

0.0224

[0–143.00]

[0–0]

(0–163.8)

(0–238.8)

Serum IL-8 (pg/mL)

   

   pre-op

12.36

6.53

0.6175

[3.50-30.51]

[0–36.35]

(0–114.78)

(0–786.23)

   post-op

242.48

82.37

0.0463

[97.28-341.00]

[20.14-133.58]

(41.53-1267.5)

(0–598.99)