How reliable is eGFR when calculating drug dosage in acute medical admissions?

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 327-331

  Mcneill, G B S ^a   Martin, J H ^b  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute disease; Acute renal failure; Drug dosage calculations; Glomerular filtration rate estimates; Low molecular weight heparin

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79954986903     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02307.x     Document Type: Article

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