SERUMCREATININEANDBLOODUREANITROGENLEVELSINPATIENTSWITHCHRONICRENALFAILURE:ACASE–CONTROLSTUDY
Abstract
Background:Theconsequencesofchronickidneydisease(CKD)aremanifestedinprogressiveimpairedkidneyfunctioningandworseningoftheabilitytogetridofnitrogenouswasteproducts.Objective:Thepurposeofthestudywasnotonlytodeterminetheamountofserumcreatinineandbloodureanitrogen(BUN)ofthepatientswithchronicrenalfailure,butalsotocomparetheresultsofthestudywithnormalvalues.Methods:Itwasacross-sectionalstudywhere30healthycontrolsand60participantswhohadlong-termrenalfailurewereinvestigated.Anautomatedanalyzer(chemical)wasusedtodeterminethecreatinineandBUNlevelsoftheserum.Results:SerumcreatinineandBUNlevelsweresubstantiallyhigherinthechronicrenalfailuregroupthaninthecontrolgroup(p
Fields of Study & Subjects
Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
Acute Kidney Injury Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 24 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset