Open AccessA formula to predict corrected calcium in haemodialysis patients
Author(s) -
Ajay K. Jain,
Sagar Bhayana,
M. Vlasschaert,
Andrew A. House
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfn186
Subject(s) - medicine , calcium , hemodialysis , population , albumin , serum albumin , urology , gastroenterology , endocrinology , environmental health
The conventional calcium correction formula (corrected total calcium (mmol/L) = TCa (mmol/L) + 0.02 [40 (g/L) - albumin (g/L)]) is broadly applied for the estimation of serum calcium in haemodialysis (HD) patients, despite the fact that it was not derived or validated in a HD population. A novel formula was derived and validated for corrected serum calcium in HD patients.
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