CellWell record HH-462839
Discrepancies Between Creatinine- and Cystatin C-Based eGFR Estimation in Palliative Care Patients and Their Implications on Drug Dosing
Stefan Pelz; Irina Kobelt; Markus Schettle; Caroline Hertler; David Blum
Journal of Palliative Medicine ยท 2026
In plain language
In 85 palliative care patients with paired tests, 53% had clinically relevant gaps between creatinine- and cystatin C-based eGFR, which may lead to misclassification and drug-dosing errors.
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- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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