Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE)
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Indications
- prediction of end-stage-renal-disease (ESRD)
Clinical significance
- generates an estimate of 2-year risk for progression to ESRD
Procedure
- uses 4 variables
- age
- sex
- eGFR*
- urine albumin/creatinine ratio
* eGFR calculated using the CKD-EPI equation (race not needed)
More general terms
References
- ↑ The Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) http://kidneyfailurerisk.com/
- ↑ Kidney Failure Risk Equation (4 Variable) https://www.qxmd.com/calculate/calculator_308/kidney-failure-risk-equation-4-variable
- ↑ Bundy JD, Mills KT, Anderson AH et al. Prediction of end-stage kidney disease using estimated glomerular filtration rate with and without race: A prospective cohort study. Ann Intern Med 2022 Jan 11; [e-pub]. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35007146 https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M21-2928