Dear colleagues,
Thanks to all who replied to my email asking about current practice
concerning urine myoglobin.
This message is just to give an early indicator of the replies. Since
Thursday evening (to Sunday evening) I've received emails from 26
individuals from a number of different countries.
I requested help on three questions:
1. Do you currently provide urine myoglobin as a test?
Yes = 12.
No = 14.
2. Did you in the past provide urine myoglobin and then discontinue it?
Of those who replied No to Q1 (n=14):
Yes = 12.
No = 2.
3. If you previously provided this test and then stopped, have there
been any
known repercussions?
Of those who replied No to Q1 and Yes to Q2 (i.e. have stopped providing
the test; n=12):
No = 12.
Some of those who still do the test expressed a desire to discontinue
it.
Many respondents strongly supported the use of monitoring renal function
and/or CK as preferable to measuring urinary myoglobin.
All further replies will be welcome.
I’ll post more feedback in a week or so.
With best wishes,
Peadar.
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Dr Peadar McGing, PhD MRCPath,
Principal Biochemist,
Biochemistry Dept, Mater Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland.
Tel: (+353 1)8032080; Fax: (+353 1)8034781.
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