DGAP-News: Interdepartmental testing of the kidney function biomarker penKid in routine care at Heidelberg University Hospital and the Heidelberg Kidney Center
Four units at the University Hospital Heidelberg and Heidelberg Kidney Center implement Proenkephalin (penKid) in a pilot biomarker-based treatment approach to diagnose AKI faster and monitor it more accurately across departments.
- Four units at the University Hospital Heidelberg and Heidelberg Kidney Center implement Proenkephalin (penKid) in a pilot biomarker-based treatment approach to diagnose AKI faster and monitor it more accurately across departments.
- PenKid is a proposed biomarker for real-time kidney function that potentially closes on the gaps of the standard diagnostic procedures.
- This includes the normal, the intermediate care (IMC), the nephrology, and the intensive care units (ICU) of both clinics in Heidelberg.
- This routine use of penKid on a centralized level in the hospital drives innovation on multiple wards such as nephrology, ICU and IMC.