Race Adjustment in eGFR Equations Does Not Improve Estimation of Acute Kidney Injury Events in Patients with Cirrhosis
Mahmud N, Asrani SK, Reese PP, Kaplan DE, Taddei TH, Nadim MK, Serper M. Race Adjustment in eGFR Equations Does Not Improve Estimation of Acute Kidney Injury Events in Patients with Cirrhosis. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2021, 67: 1399-1408. PMID: 33761091, PMCID: PMC8460692, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-021-06943-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryCohort StudiesFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansLiver CirrhosisMaleRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRetrospective StudiesConceptsAcute kidney injuryBaseline eGFREGFR equationsRace adjustmentAKI eventsCKD-EPIGlomerular filtration rate estimating equationsChronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology CollaborationAcute kidney injury eventsIncident acute kidney injuryRetrospective national cohort studyLower baseline eGFRNational cohort studyHigh rateAscites criteriaKidney injuryLower eGFRCohort studyClinical outcomesBlack raceCirrhosisDrug dosingInjury eventsMuscle massPatients