Journal article
Impact of Estimated GFR Reporting on Patients, Clinicians, and Health-Care Systems: A Systematic Review
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Many laboratories now report estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) when a serum creatinine measurement is ordered. A summary of the impact of eGFR reporting in health care systems around the world for which it has been adopted is lacking.
STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review of MEDLINE, EMBASE, other major databases, and conference proceedings of major nephrology meetings.
Authors
Kagoma YK; Weir MA; Iansavichus AV; Hemmelgarn BR; Akbari A; Patel UD; Garg AX; Jain AK
Journal
American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 592–601
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
4 2011
DOI
10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.08.029
ISSN
0272-6386