Iohexol plasma clearance measurement in older adults with chronic kidney disease—sampling time matters
Author(s) -
Natalie Ebert,
Amina Loesment,
Peter Martus,
Olga Jakob,
Jens Gaedeke,
Martin K. Kuhlmann,
Jan Bartel,
Mirjam Schuchardt,
Markus Tölle,
Tao Huang,
Markus van der Giet,
Elke Schäeffner
Publication year - 2015
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/gfv116
Subject(s) - medicine , iohexol , kidney disease , renal function , plasma clearance , urology , mean difference , pharmacokinetics , nuclear medicine , confidence interval
Accurate and precise measurement of GFR is important for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Sampling time of exogenous filtration markers may have great impact on measured GFR (mGFR) results, but there is still uncertainty about optimal timing of plasma clearance measurement in patients with advanced CKD, for whom 24-h measurement is recommended. This satellite project of the Berlin Initiative Study evaluates whether 24-h iohexol plasma clearance reveals a clinically relevant difference compared with 5-h measurement in older adults.
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