Predictive value of serum myoglobin and creatine phosphokinase for development of acute kidney injury in traumatic rhabdomyolysis

Conclusion: Following traumatic RM, in patients on “crush protocol,” serum myoglobin is a more sensitive and specific test than serum CPK, for predicting AKI.

Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - December 14, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Nithin Abraham Raju Shoma Vinay Rao J Chakravarthy Joel Gijoe George Jacob Arun Kunnanchery Anil S Mahasampath Gowri Subramani Kandasamy Source Type: research