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Use of estimated glomerular filtration rate to assess level of kidney function
Author(s) -
David G. Johnson
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1797
pISSN - 1320-5358
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2005.00487_2.x
Subject(s) - renal function , medicine , function (biology) , citation , filtration (mathematics) , urology , statistics , computer science , library science , mathematics , evolutionary biology , biology
• Several glomerular filtration rate (GFR) prediction equations that take into account the serum creatinine concentration and certain patient variables (age, gender, body size and/or race) have been shown to generate sufficiently precise, unbiased and accurate estimates of GFR (eGFR) to be clinically useful for evaluating kidney function in a broad range of clinical settings. (Level III evidence, multiple large cohort studies in community and institutional settings, clinically relevant outcomes, strong effects)