Rudd P T, Hughes E A, Placzek M M, Hodes D T
Arch Dis Child. 1983 Mar;58(3):212-5. doi: 10.1136/adc.58.3.212.
A reference range of plasma creatinine levels for the first month of life derived from 238 babies of 25-42 weeks' gestation is presented. Measurements were performed on a Beckman Creatinine Analyser 2, which uses the Jaffé rate reaction method. There was a decline in plasma creatinine level with increasing postnatal and gestational age. Infants undergoing mechanical ventilation at age 2 days had a significantly increased creatinine level.