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Discrepancies among equations to estimate the glomerular filtration rate for drug dosing decision making in aged patients: a cross sectional study.

Maria Margarida Castel-BrancoMarta LavradorAna C CabralAdriana PinheiroJoana FernandesIsabel Vitória FigueiredoFernando Fernandez-Lllimos
Published in: International journal of clinical pharmacy (2023)
Clinically relevant differences in GFR estimation were observed among different equations, potentially impacting drug dose adjustments. However, discrepancies were not considered significant when comparing patient-adjusted and BSA-normalized versions of the equations, particularly for patients with BSA close to the average.
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