Moderator's view: Estimating glomerular filtration rate--the past, present and future

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Comment

Stein I Hallan et al. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2013 Jun.

. 2013 Jun;28(6):1404-6.

doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfs607.

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, St. Olav University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway. stein.hallan@ntnu.no

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Comment on

Pro: Estimating GFR using the chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration (CKD-EPI) 2009 creatinine equation: the time for change is now.
Inker LA, Levey AS. Inker LA, et al. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2013 Jun;28(6):1390-6. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gft003. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2013. PMID: 23780676 No abstract available.
Con: Should we abandon the use of the MDRD equation in favour of the CKD-EPI equation?
Delanaye P, Pottel H, Botev R, Inker LA, Levey AS. Delanaye P, et al. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2013 Jun;28(6):1396-403; discussion 403. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gft006. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2013. PMID: 23780677 No abstract available.