title: [New tools for the management of renal function in the elderly: Berlin Initiative Study equation and hematocrit, urea and gender formulae].
abstract: In the last few years a debate has emerged on the range of normal renal function in the elderly, and if every elderly person with a glomerular filtration rate estimated using formulas (Cockroft-Gault, MDRD, CKD-EPI) of less than 60ml/min/1.73m(2) has kidney disease. In this review we analysed, based on the results of the study Elderly people with chronic kidney disease of the Hospital de Segovia, the new equations to measure kidney function in the elderly: the Berlin Initiative Study equation designed to estimate the glomerular filtration rate in people aged 70 or more, and the hematocrit, urea and gender formula to establish whether an elderly person with a glomerular filtration rate lower than 60mL/min/1.73m(2) has kidney disease.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital General de Segovia, Segovia, España. Electronic address: mherasb@saludcastillayleon.es.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heras
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital General de Segovia, Segovia, España.
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fernández-Reyes
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008297:Male; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: Berlin Initiative Study equation; Ecuación Berlin Initiative Study; Filtrado glomerular; Fórmula hematocrito, urea y género; Glomerular filtration rate; Hematocrit, urea, gender formulae