title: Low rates of automatic reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate in Southern Brazilian laboratories.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of eGFR reporting in Southern Brazilian laboratories.
  
  
  METHODS
  The eGFR automatic reporting, as assessed by Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) and/or Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) creatinine-based equations, was evaluated in a representative cross-sectional sample. A standardized questionnaire to obtain this information was given out by mail or email.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five-hundred fifty laboratories, evenly distributed in the different state regions, completed the questionnaire. The eGFR was automatically reported by 54 (9.8%) laboratories, and the MDRD was the most commonly used equation (94.5%). The Jaffe methods were the most employed technique (94%) to measure serum creatinine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The automatic eGFR reporting rate was unacceptably low, emphasizing the crucial role of educating medical teams and laboratories on the importance of having these tools available to optimize detection of renal disease and proper treatment.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ariana Aguiar
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Amanda Veiga
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Cheuiche
authors.forename: Alexandre Sauer
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Maria Júlia Almeida
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rostirolla
authors.forename: Larissa Petermann
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Bernardo Lessa
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Horta
authors.forename: Joíza Lins
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.forename: Sandra Pinho
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Silveiro
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D064790:Clinical Laboratory Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D019538:Health Care Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D058028:Research Report
keywords: Automatic report; CKD-EPI; CKD-EPI equation; Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration; Creatinine; Estimated glomerular filtration rate; MDRD; MDRD equation; Modification of Diet in Renal Disease; Renal function; eGFR; estimated glomerular filtration rate