Race Adjustment in eGFR Equations Does Not Improve Estimation of Acute Kidney Injury Events in Patients with Cirrhosis.

Nadim MahmudSumeet K AsraniPeter P ReeseDavid E KaplanTamar H TaddeiMitra K NadimMarina Serper

Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2021)

Race adjustment in eGFR equations did not enhance AKI risk estimation in patients with cirrhosis. Further study is warranted to assess the impacts of removing race from eGFR equations on clinical outcomes and policy.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
small cell lung cancer
epidermal growth factor receptor
tyrosine kinase
cardiac surgery
public health
healthcare
mental health