Comparison of Cystatin C and Creatinine in the Assessment of Measured Kidney Function during Critical Illness

CONCLUSIONS: eGFR creatinine systematically over-estimated kidney function after prolonged critical illness. Cystatin C better estimated true kidney function as it appeared unaffected by the muscle loss of prolonged critical illness.PMID:37256861 | DOI:10.2215/CJN.0000000000000203

Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - May 31, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ryan W Haines Alex J Fowler Kaifeng Liang Rupert M Pearse Anders O Larsson Zudin Puthucheary John R Prowle Source Type: research