transplantr (version 0.2.0)

nankivell_US: eGFR using Nankivell formula (US units)

Description

A wrapper function for the nankivell() vectorised function to calculate eGFR using the Nankivell formula, but using creatinine and BUN in mg/dl rather than international units. It has not been possible to run automated tests to confirm the accuracy of this function, so please use with caution.

Usage

nankivell_US(SCr, Urea, Weight, Height, Sex)

Arguments

SCr

numeric vector of serum creatinine in <U+00B5>mol/l (or mg/dl if units = "US")

Urea

numeric vector of serum urea in mmol/l (or BUN in mg/dl if units = "US")

Weight

numeric vector of patient weights in kilograms

Height

numeric vector of patient heights in centimetres

Sex

character vector of sex ("F" for female, "M" for male)

Value

a numeric vector of eGFR values

Details

Reference: Nankivell BJ, Gruenwald SM, Allen RD, Chapman JR: Predicting glomerular filtration rate after renal transplantation. Transplantation 1995; 59:1683-89.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
nankivell_US(SCr = 1.33, Urea = 13.4, Weight = 65, Height = 172, Sex = "M") # 44.55
# }