Methods to evaluate renal function in elderly patients: A systematic literature review

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 542-548

  van Pottelbergh, Gijs ^a,b,c   van Heden, Lore ^a   Matheï, Catharina ^a,b   Degryse, Jan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Cockcroft Gault formula; Elderly patients; Kidney function tests; MDRD formula; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; EDETATE CHROMIUM CR 51; INULIN; IOHEXOL; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; AGING; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE;

EID: 77955953748     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afq091     Document Type: Review

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