Removing Race from GFR Estimates: Balancing Potential Benefits and Unintended Consequences

In recent years, there has been growing concern about the use of race, a social construct, in medical decision-making (1-4). Calls for change reached a new volume in 2020, sparked by widespread protests against systemic racism in the United States (US). Recognizing significant racial disparities in kidney health in the US and worldwide, questions have been raised about the inclusion of race in equations to estimate creatinine-based GFR (eGFRCr)(2).
Source: Kidney International - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: nephrology digest Source Type: research