The 24 Hour Urine Creatinine Clearance for Prediction of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Liver Cirrhosis Patients: Have We Considered All Elements?

Mohammad Kazem Fallahzadeh; Neeraj Singh

doi:10.5812/hepatmon.13398

The 24 Hour Urine Creatinine Clearance for Prediction of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Liver Cirrhosis Patients: Have We Considered All Elements?

authors:

Mohammad Kazem Fallahzadeh ^{1
, 2} , Neeraj Singh ^{1
, 2
, *}

1 Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, LSUHSC-S, Shreveport, LA, USA

2 WK John C. McDonald Regional Transplant Center, Shreveport, LA, USA

Hepatitis Monthly: Vol.13, issue 7; e13398

published online: July 17, 2013

article type: Letter

received: July 6, 2013

accepted: July 12, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.13398

how to cite: Fallahzadeh M K, Singh N. The 24 Hour Urine Creatinine Clearance for Prediction of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Liver Cirrhosis Patients: Have We Considered All Elements?. Hepat Mon. 2013;13(7):e13398. https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.13398.

Keywords

Glomerular Filtration Rate Liver Cirrhosis Liver Transplantation Kidney Function Tests

Footnotes

Authors’ Contribution:Both authors contributed to the design of the study, collection and analysis of the data, and writing of the manuscript.
Financial Disclosure:The authors of this article have no relevant financial interest to declare.
Funding/Support:This study had no external source of funding or support.

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