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. 1983 Mar;58(3):212–215. doi: 10.1136/adc.58.3.212

Reference ranges for plasma creatinine during the first month of life.

P T Rudd, E A Hughes, M M Placzek, D T Hodes
PMCID: PMC1627816  PMID: 6838252

Abstract

A reference range of plasma creatinine levels for the first month of life derived from 238 babies of 25-42 weeks' gestation is presented. Measurements were performed on a Beckman Creatinine Analyser 2, which uses the Jaffé rate reaction method. There was a decline in plasma creatinine level with increasing postnatal and gestational age. Infants undergoing mechanical ventilation at age 2 days had a significantly increased creatinine level.

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