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Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE)

Indications: - prediction of end-stage-renal-disease (ESRD) Procedure: - uses 4 variables - age - sex - eGFR* - urine albumin/creatinine ratio * eGFR calculated using the CKD-EPI equation (race not needed) Clinical significance: - generates an estimate of 2-year risk for progression to ESRD

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References

  1. The Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) http://kidneyfailurerisk.com/
  2. Kidney Failure Risk Equation (4 Variable) https://www.qxmd.com/calculate/calculator_308/kidney-failure-risk-equation-4-variable
  3. Bundy JD, Mills KT, Anderson AH et al. Prediction of end-stage kidney disease using estimated glomerular filtration rate with and without race: A prospective cohort study. Ann Intern Med 2022 Jan 11; [e-pub]. PMID: 35007146 https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M21-2928