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. 2012 May 24;16(3):R94. doi: 10.1186/cc11358

Table 5.

Mean urinary biomarkers of acute kidney injury as a ratio to urinary creatinine.

Mean (SD)
Treatment group Baseline Until HDSa Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 8b Lastc

Alpha-1-microglobulin/urinary creatinine, g/mmol

HES 130/0.4 17.8 (21.0) 18.1 (14.8) 18.3 (16.0) 19.4 (20.3) 19.6 (20.5) 17.2 (14.4) 13.4 (14.9) 19.9 (22.7)
NaCI 0.9% 12.3 (12.9) 17.2 (18.0) 17.8 (17.1) 16.9 (15.0) 16.7 (14.9) 16.7 (13.8) 19.5 (23.9) 19.8 (23.3)

Beta-NAG/urinary creatinine, UI/mmol

HES 130/0.4 4.9 (6.6) 4.1 (3.5) 5.0 (3.8) 7.9 (12.8) 8.1 (13.6) 5.5 (4.6) 4.5 (3.0) 6.7 (10.0)
NaCI 0.9% 4.1 (4.7) 4.2 (3.5) 6.0 (9.1) 4.7 (4.2) 4.5 (4.4) 4.2 (3.3) 5.8 (5.0) 5.7 (5.5)

NGAL/urinary creatinine, μg/mmol

HES 130/0.4 283.0 (785.1) 352.8 (710.7) 229.9 (465.5) 325.9 (1,079.0) 432.9 (1458.2) 90.9 (203.4) 24.4 (71.5) 279.0 (884.8)
NaCI 0.9% 305.5 (833.9) 244.9 (452.4) 318.7 (644.8) 149.8 (303.2) 121.1 (306.1) 112.1 (373.7) 177.8 (551.5) 212.8 (604.8)

aFirst measurement until HDS visit (i.e., data recorded at day of withdrawal were assigned to the study visit corresponding to the actual time point of measurement); bdata recorded on Day 8; clast available post-baseline measurement; HES, hydroxyethyl starch; NaCI, sodium chloride; NAG, N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase; NGAL, neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin; SD, standard deviation; HDS, hemodynamic stabilization.