transplantr (version 0.2.0)

walser: eGFR using the Walser formula

Description

A vectorised function to calculate eGFR using the Walser formula. By default the equation accepts serum creatinine in <U+00B5>mol/l but can be changed to mg/dl by setting the units parameter to "US". It has not been possible to run automated tests to confirm the accuracy of this function, so please use with caution.

Usage

walser(SCr, Age, Weight, Sex, Units = "SI")

Arguments

SCr

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

Age

numeric vector of patient ages in years

Weight

numeric vector of patient weights in kilograms

Sex

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

Units

non-vectorised optional parameter for creatinine units ("SI" for <U+00B5>mol/l (default), "US" for mg/dl)

Value

numeric vectors of eGFR values

Details

Reference: Walser M, Drew HH, Guldan JL. Prediction of glomerular filtration rate in advanced chronic renal failure. Kidney International 1993; 44:2245-1148.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
walser(SCr = 118, Age = 74, Weight = 65, Sex = "M") # 56.1
# }