The estimated glomerular filtration rate graph: another tool in the management of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease

The risk assessment tool from the recent Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes conference adds another prediction model for the risk of developing advanced chronic kidney disease and potential need for dialysis.1 None of the existing prediction models use a patient ’s rate of loss of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Both current eGFR and the magnitude of past eGFR decline contribute substantially to the risk of end-stage renal disease.2 Furthermore, a graph of all previous eGFR values is an effective visual aid for shared decision-making and can be a useful predictor of when clinical events and treatment are likely to happen.
Source: Kidney International - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research