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. 2019 Jan 15;321(2):205-207.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.17948.

Serum Creatinine Levels Before, During, and After Pregnancy

Ziv Harel  1 , Eric McArthur  2 , Michelle Hladunewich  3 , Jade S Dirk  2 , Ron Wald  1 , Amit X Garg  4 , Joel G Ray  5
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Serum Creatinine Levels Before, During, and After Pregnancy

Ziv Harel et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study uses Canadian administrative health databases to estimate gestational age–specific serum creatinine levels before, during, and after pregnancy among women without antecedent kidney disease.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Mean Serum Creatinine Concentrations With 50th, 75th, and 95th Percentile Values Among 243 534 Women With Singleton Pregnancies and Apparently Healthy Renal Function
A, Dashed curves indicate upper and lower 95% CI bounds. B, Values adjacent to each curve indicate the percentile-specific corresponding serum creatinine values at each time point. To convert creatinine values to mg/dL, divide by 88.4.
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