title: Assessment of renal function by inulin clearance: comparison with creatinine clearance as determined by enzymatic methods.
abstract: We compared creatinine clearances determined by enzymatic (Kodak Ektachem 700 single-slide, Boehringer Mannheim creatinine PAP) and nonenzymatic (Jaffé, HPLC) methods with glomerular filtration rate measured by inulin clearance in patients with varying degrees of renal function. The Kodak enzymatic assay gave values for creatinine 2 to 3 mg/L higher than the other methods. This resulted in significantly lower creatinine clearances than inulin clearances and creatinine clearances determined by the other methods. However, correlations between all methods for serum and urinary creatinine values and clearances were good. To avoid between assay (enzymatic vs nonenzymatic) discrepancies, manufacturers should agree to an acceptable standard of calibration under the usual conditions used with patients.
authors.affiliation: Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Apple
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Rosano
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Halstenson
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003404:Creatinine / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007444:Inulin / Q000378:metabolism; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D007677:Kidney Function Tests / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D007444:Inulin; D003404:Creatinine