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Removal of body surface area normalisation improves raw-measured glomerular filtration rate estimation by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation and drug dosing in the obese.

J S C Chew-HarrisPaul Ken Leong ChinC M FlorkowskiP GeorgeZ Endre
Published in: Internal medicine journal (2016)
The CKD-EPI without normalisation (CKD-EPI_noBSA) equation was superior to the CKD-EPI equation in estimating raw-measured Tc-DTPA GFR (mL/min).
Keyphrases
  • chronic kidney disease
  • end stage renal disease
  • adipose tissue
  • metabolic syndrome
  • weight loss
  • emergency department
  • bariatric surgery
  • adverse drug