NIDDK Central Repository - Use of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation to Determine the Risk of Progression to End-stage Renal Disease in Children With Chronic Kidney Disease.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.4083

PubMed ID

29255845

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2018

Affiliation

Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.

Authors

Furth SL, Ku E, McCulloch CE, Mitsnefes MM, Warady BA, Winnicki E

Studies

CKiD

Citation

Winnicki E, McCulloch CE, Mitsnefes MM, Furth SL, Warady BA, Ku E. Use of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation to Determine the Risk of Progression to End-stage Renal Disease in Children With Chronic Kidney Disease. JAMA Pediatr 2018 Feb 1;172(2):174-180.

Abstract

The kidney failure risk equation (KFRE) has been shown to accurately estimate progression to kidney failure in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Use of the KFRE in children with CKD, if accurate, would help to optimize planning for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) care.