Serum Interleukin-18 at Commencement of Renal Replacement Therapy Predicts Short-Term Prognosis in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury

Chan-Yu Lin; Chih-Hsiang Chang; Pei-Chun Fan; Ya-Chung Tian; Ming-Yang Chang; Chang-Chyi Jenq; Cheng-Chieh Hung; Ji-Tseng Fang; Chih-Wei Yang; Yung-Chang Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066028

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Serum Interleukin-18 at Commencement of Renal Replacement Therapy Predicts Short-Term Prognosis in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury

Chan-Yu Lin ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Chan-Yu Lin, Chih-Hsiang Chang

Affiliation Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chih-Hsiang Chang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Chan-Yu Lin, Chih-Hsiang Chang

Affiliation Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Pei-Chun Fan,

Affiliation Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Ya-Chung Tian,

Affiliation Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Ming-Yang Chang,

Affiliation Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chang-Chyi Jenq,

Affiliation Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Cheng-Chieh Hung,

Affiliation Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Ji-Tseng Fang,

Affiliation Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chih-Wei Yang,

Affiliation Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Yung-Chang Chen

* E-mail: cyc2356@adm.cgmh.org.tw

Affiliation Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Serum Interleukin-18 at Commencement of Renal Replacement Therapy Predicts Short-Term Prognosis in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury

Chan-Yu Lin,
Chih-Hsiang Chang,
Pei-Chun Fan,
Ya-Chung Tian,
Ming-Yang Chang,
Chang-Chyi Jenq,
Cheng-Chieh Hung,
Ji-Tseng Fang,
Chih-Wei Yang,
Yung-Chang Chen

Published: May 31, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066028

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