Commonly Used Methods of Estimating Creatinine Clearance Are Inadequate for Elderly Debilitated Nursing Home Patients

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Summary

It is found that the Jelliffe and the Cockcroft and Gault methods of estimating creatinine clearance in elderly nursing home patients with chronic indwelling urethral catheters produced poor estimates in this patient group.

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Published
1988-05-01
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Medicine, Creatinine, Renal function, Ambulatory, Nursing homes

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