Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation

The most recent articles from: Exp Clin Transplant December 2009

Exp Clin Transplant · Dec 2009

Comparative Study

Cystatin C-based formula is superior to MDRD, Cockcroft-Gault and Nankivell formulae in estimating the glomerular filtration rate in renal allografts.

There are conflicting reports on the reliability of the various glomerular filtration rate formula in renal allografts, to assess the performance of various glomerular filtration rate formula in estimating renal function of renal allografts. ⋯ The best correlation, highest precision, accuracy, and least bias were seen when using cystatin C. The largest bias was seen when using Nankivell and modification of diet in renal disease formula.

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