An estimated glomerular filtration rate equation for the full age spectrum

Pottel, Hans; Hoste, Liesbeth; Dubourg, Laurence; Ebert, Natalie; Schäeffner, Elke; O. Eriksen, Björn; Melsom, Toralf; J. Lamb, Edmund; D. Rule, Andrew; T. Turner, Stephen; J. Glassock, Richard; de Souza, V.; da Silva Selistre, Luciano; Mariat, Christophe; Martens, Frank; Delanaye, Pierre

doi:10.1093/ndt/gfv454

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An estimated glomerular filtration rate equation for the full age spectrum

Published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation • Feb 29, 2016

Authors:

Hans Pottel

Liesbeth Hoste

Laurence Dubourg

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is accepted as the best indicator of kidney function and is commonly estimated from serum creatinine (SCr)-based equations. Separate equations have been developed for children (Schwartz equation), younger and middle-age adults [Chronic Kidney Disease Epid...

Subject

Medicine

Renal function

Urology

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