Open AccessSignificant differences when using creatinine, modification of diet in renal disease, or cystatin C for estimating glomerular filtration rate in ICU patients
Author(s) -
Miklós Lipcsey,
Mia Furebring,
Sten Rubertsson,
Anders Larsson
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
upsala journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2000-1967
pISSN - 0300-9734
DOI - 10.3109/03009734.2010.526724
Subject(s) - renal function , medicine , cystatin c , creatinine , urology , intensive care unit , kidney disease , cystatin , intensive care , intensive care medicine
Renal dysfunction is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in intensive care patients. In most cases the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is estimated based on serum creatinine and the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula, but cystatin C-estimated GFR is being used increasingly. The aim of this study was to compare creatinine and MDRD and cystatin C-estimated GFR in intensive care patients.