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A novel age-norm–capped baseline serum creatinine approach for acute kidney injury diagnosis in critically Ill children: a retrospective cohort study

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study looked at how to best diagnose sudden kidney injury in sick children. It compared two ways to set a baseline blood test level. This shows a link between the method and diagnosis, but it is not proof of cause.

Who did this work

Jiaxing Du (Guangzhou Medical University) · Jian Zeng (Dongguan People’s Hospital) · Jiayu Huang (Guangzhou Medical University) · Xue Lü (Dongguan People’s Hospital) · Zixuan Jiang (Dongguan People’s Hospital) · Sujun Chen (Dongguan People’s Hospital)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-23
https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2026.1821197