Vaginal fluid urea and creatinine, an untapped diagnostic tool for premature rupture of membranes
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DOI: 10.1007/s00404-022-06501-8
Abstract: The diagnosis of premature rupture of membranes (PROM) can be difficult in equivocal cases. This study was designed to test the validity of vaginal fluid urea and creatinine in the diagnosis of PROM against the… read more here.
Keywords: premature rupture; fluid urea; vaginal fluid; urea creatinine ... See more keywords
Effective clearance of uremic toxins using functionalised silicon Nanoporous membranes
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DOI: 10.1007/s10544-020-00539-8
Abstract: In-house fabricated silicon nanoporous membranes (SNMs), functionalized for efficient clearance of uremic toxins, can lead to compact and portable dialysis systems. Efficacy of 15 nm thick SNMs, with average pore diameter of 8 nm, was tested for… read more here.
Keywords: uremic toxins; clearance uremic; urea creatinine; nanoporous membranes ... See more keywords
Nanofibrous Tubular Membrane for Blood Hemodialysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s12010-018-2744-0
Abstract: As the most important components of a hemodialysis device, nanofibrous membranes enjoy high interconnected porosity and specific surface area as well as excellect permeability. In this study, a tubular nanofibrous membrane of polysulfone nanofibers was… read more here.
Keywords: hemodialysis; urea creatinine; blood; tubular membrane ... See more keywords
A molecular investigation of urea and creatinine removal in the wearable dialysis device using Two-Dimensional materials
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.150629
Abstract: Abstract Urea and creatinine removal is considered challenging issues regarding the development of artificial kidneys. The present study was aimed at investigating the novel and tunable urea and creatinine adsorbents in the form of two-dimensional… read more here.
Keywords: creatinine removal; urea creatinine; adsorption; creatinine ... See more keywords
Trimester-Specific Reference Intervals of Serum Urea, Creatinine, and Uric Acid Among Healthy Pregnant Women in Zhengzhou, China.
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DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmaa088
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To verify the differences in serum levels of urea, creatinine, and uric acid (UA) between pregnant and nonpregnant women and establish specific reference intervals of serum urea, creatinine, and UA for pregnant women, and… read more here.
Keywords: creatinine; reference intervals; pregnant women; urea creatinine ... See more keywords
Catabolism in Critical Illness: A Reanalysis of the REducing Deaths due to OXidative Stress (REDOXS) Trial*
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DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005499
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Ongoing risk of death and poor functional outcomes are important consequences of prolonged critical illness. Characterizing the catabolic phenotype of prolonged critical illness could illuminate biological processes and inform strategies to attenuate catabolism. We… read more here.
Keywords: ratio; creatinine ratio; critical illness; urea creatinine ... See more keywords
The Encapsulation of Lycopene in Nanoliposomes Enhances Its Protective Potential in Methotrexate-Induced Kidney Injury Model
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DOI: 10.1155/2018/2627917
Abstract: Methotrexate is an antimetabolic drug with a myriad of serious side effects including nephrotoxicity, which presumably occurs due to oxidative tissue damage. Here, we evaluated the potential protective effect of lycopene, a potent antioxidant carotenoid,… read more here.
Keywords: methotrexate induced; induced kidney; urea creatinine; damage ... See more keywords
Comparison of Widely Used Biochemical Analytes in the Serum and Saliva Samples of Dialysis Patients
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DOI: 10.1515/jomb-2017-0056
Abstract: Summary The aim of this study is to determine whether the saliva analysis is an alternative to routine biochemical and immunoassay analyses in patients undergoing perito - neal dialysis (PD) or hemodialysis (HD). Study group… read more here.
Keywords: urea creatinine; post; dialysis patients; biochemical analytes ... See more keywords
Elevated Serum Urea-to-Creatinine Ratio and In-Hospital Death in Patients with Hyponatremia Hospitalized for COVID-19
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DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11061555
Abstract: Hyponatremia is associated with adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients. An elevated value of the serum urea-to-creatinine ratio (UCR) has been proposed as a proxy of hypovolemia. The aim of this study was to investigate the… read more here.
Keywords: death patients; urea creatinine; death; hospital death ... See more keywords
A Uremic Pig Model for Peritoneal Dialysis
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DOI: 10.3390/toxins14090635
Abstract: With increasing interest in home dialysis, there is a need for a translational uremic large animal model to evaluate technical innovations in peritoneal dialysis (PD). To this end, we developed a porcine model with kidney… read more here.
Keywords: uremic pig; peritoneal dialysis; urea creatinine; dialysis ... See more keywords
Ratio derivative-zero crossing and successive derivative of ratio spectra for simultaneous determination of urea, creatinine, and uric acid in human urine samples
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DOI: 10.4314/bcse.v37i4.2
Abstract: ABSTRACT. Two simple precise and accurate spectrophotometric techniques are developed for simultaneous determination of ternary mixture of urea, creatinine, and uric acid in humane urine sample. The first technique is a ratio derivative zero -… read more here.
Keywords: urea creatinine; ratio; creatinine uric; creatinine ... See more keywords