New gender-specific formulae for estimating extracellular fluid volume from height and weight in adults

Conclusions New formulae are described for estimating eECV. Scaling GFR to eECV is more physiological than scaling to eBSA and accounts for gender. eECV used for measuring GFR from a single blood sample should be gender-specific.
Source: Nuclear Medicine Communications - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research