Adjustment of serum creatinine values should be standardized in MDRD calculations
Pippa Murdie
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Guidelines suggest referral to a nephrologist if glomerular filtration rates (GFRs) fall below 60 ml/min/1.73 m2. The most widely recommended tool for estimating GFRs, the abbreviated MDRD EQUATION, is based on serum creatinine values determined using the Beckman Astra 8 method. Van Biesen et al. show that measuring serum creatinine using other methods can lead to worrying variation in MDRD-based estimations of GFR, even when correction formulas are used.
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