The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a blood test to assess kidney function. The formula for calculating eGFR takes the patient’s body size, age, and sex into account to predict how well ...

Additionally, in the original version of this Article the legends for Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 were inadvertently switched. The legend of Figure 1, “Comparison of ...

A team has devised a more accurate way of measuring an indicator of kidney function known as glomerular filtration rate (GFR) by taking aging into account. Annual health checkups regularly include ...

Kidneys filter blood, removing toxins, excess fluid, and other harmful substances. When kidneys fail, or stop working completely, a person typically only has a few days to weeks to live without ...

The current kidney transplant waitlisting criterion is based on a single measurement of kidney function (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] ≤20 ml/min/1.73m2) and does not consider an ...