Research Article

The Reliability of the Use of Serum Neutrophil Gelatinase–Associated Lipocalin Levels in the Assessment of Renal Functions after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Table 2

Perioperative kidney function tests.

VariablePre-op, mean ± SD95% CIPO 1st day, mean ± SD95% CIPO 5th day, mean ± SD95% CI

BUN (mg/dL)40.4 ± 1336.2–44.241 ± 15.936–45.640.1 ± 18.435.1–46.1
Blood creatinine (mg/dL)1.1 ± 0.21–1.11 ± 0.30.9–11 ± 0.30.9–1.1
Total urine output during 24 h (mL)1909 ± 10731596–22582885 ± 8222630–31512789 ± 14442360–3205
CCR (mL·min−1 per 1.73 m2)85.7 ± 3076.9–94.5109.4 ± 4297.8–121.887.8 ± 32.877.7–97.7
GFR (mL·min−1 per 1.73 m2)77.5 ± 18.971.9–83.189.7 ± 27.980.9–98.381.2 ± 19.775.3–87.1

BUN: blood urea nitrogen; CCR: creatinine clearance rate; CI: confidence interval; GFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate measurement of the Cockcroft–Gault equation adjusted to the body surface area; Pre-op: preoperative; PO: postoperative; SD: standard deviation.