title: Predicting mortality using two renal function estimation methods in hospitalised stroke patients.
abstract: The prognostic abilities of the MDRD and Cockcroft-Gault methods for estimating renal function were compared in a cohort study of 1287 patients with acute stroke admitted to a Scottish tertiary care teaching hospital. Using Cox regression analysis corrected for other prognostic variables, both the MDRD and Cockcroft-Gault equations predicted mortality independently of other prognostic factors. A 1 ml/min reduction in GFR as calculated by MDRD was associated with a 1.0% (95% CI: 0.3-1.6) increase in risk of death. A 1 ml/min reduction in creatinine clearance from the Cockcroft-Gault equation was associated with a 1.7% (95% CI: 0.9-2.6) increase in risk of death. The Cockcroft-Gault equation weakly predicted length of stay (r=0.066, p=0.02, Spearman's rank test). In conclusion, both methods independently predict early and late mortality in stroke patients, but the Cockcroft-Gault estimate has greater predictive power in this population.
authors.forename: Louise F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: Miles D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Witham
authors.forename: Callum G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: Ronald S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: MacWalter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003404:Creatinine / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007677:Kidney Function Tests / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000401:mortality*
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine