Open AccessGlomerular filtration rate-estimating equations for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease
Author(s) -
Marie Evans,
Karlijn J. van Stralen,
S. Schön,
KarlGöran Prütz,
Maria Stendahl,
Bengt Rippe,
Kitty J. Jager
Publication year - 2013
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/gft226
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , kidney disease , urology , iohexol , estimating equations , statistics , mathematics , maximum likelihood
Renal function is often estimated using one of several glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimating equations. However, there is no consensus which estimating equation performs best in patients with advanced renal failure.
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