Accuracy and variability of equations to estimate glomerular filtration rates in renal transplant patients receiving sirolimus and/or calcineurin inhibitor immunosuppression

Transplant International

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 434-440

  Burke, James T ^a,g   Brault, Yves ^a   Kahan, Barry D ^b   Hricik, Donald E ^c   Grinyó, Josep M ^d   Chapman, Jeremy R ^e   Polinsky, Martin ^f   Neylan, John F ^f  

^a Clinical Research and Development   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^e WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f PFIZER INC   (United States)

^g Neuroscience Department   (France)

Author keywords

Calcineurin inhibitors; Estimating equations; Glomerular filtration rate; Kidney transplantation; Sirolimus

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; EDETATE CHROMIUM CR 51; INULIN; IOHEXOL; IOTALAMIC ACID; IOTALAMIC ACID I 125; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCKCROFT GAULT EQUATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NANKIVELL EQUATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMPLIFIED MODIFICATION OF DIET IN RENAL DISEASE EQUATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALCINEURIN; CHILD; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SIROLIMUS;

EID: 41749091812     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2007.00624.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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