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Assessment of renal function in geriatric palliative care patients – comparison of creatinine-based estimation equations

BACKGROUND: Renal function impairment is common in geriatric palliative care patients. Accurate assessment of renal function is necessary for appropriate drug dosage. Several equations are used to estimate kidney function. AIMS: 1) To investigate the differences (Δ) in kidney function assessed with...

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Autores principales: Deskur-Smielecka, Ewa, Kotlinska-Lemieszek, Aleksandra, Chudek, Jerzy, Wieczorowska-Tobis, Katarzyna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5491613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28694691
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S130583