Code
01W04015
Duration
01 October 2015 → 30 September 2019
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Paediatrics and neonatology
- Paediatrics and neonatology
- Nursing
- Paediatrics and neonatology
Keywords
dehydration
biomarkers
kidney failure
detection
Project description
Acute kidney insufficiency is a major problem in developing countries and definitely in children with a high mortality. This year in the ISN (International Society of Nephrology) mission statement an action plan was included " 0 by 25 " to drastically decrease acute kidney failure in developing countries. In this research project the usefullness of biomarkers in the early detection of acute kidney failure and dehydration will be studied.