Measuring serum creatinine is cheap and commonly done in daily practice. However,
interpretation of serum creatinine results is not always easy. In this review, we will briefly …

Estimation of kidney function is often part of daily clinical practice, mostly done by using the
endogenous glomerular filtration rate (GFR)‐markers creatinine or cystatin C. A …

This article is published as part of a supplement sponsored by Kidney Disease: Improving
Global Outcomes (KDIGO). The opinions or views expressed in this supplement are those of …

In the vast majority of cases, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is estimated using serum
creatinine, which is highly influenced by age, sex, muscle mass, body composition, severe …

Context. A broad range of drugs and chemicals are capable of evoking acute kidney injury,
which is conventionally determined by rising serum creatinine concentrations. However …

A reliable assessment of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is of paramount importance in
clinical practice as well as epidemiological and clinical research settings. It is recommended …

Abstract The Cockcroft–Gault equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate has been
learnt by every generation of medical students over the decades. Since the publication of the …

The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice Guideline for the
Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) updates the KDIGO 2012 …

ABSTRACT Rationale & Objective Creatinine based GFR estimating (eGFRcr) equations
may be inaccurate in populations with acute or chronic illness. Accuracy of GFR equations …

Background Detecting impaired glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is important in intensive care
units (ICU) in order to diagnose acute kidney injuries and adjust the dose of renally excreted …