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  • Title: Evaluation of renal function in intensive care: plasma cystatin C vs. creatinine and derived glomerular filtration rate estimates.
    Author: Le Bricon T, Leblanc I, Benlakehal M, Gay-Bellile C, Erlich D, Boudaoud S.
    Journal: Clin Chem Lab Med; 2005; 43(9):953-7. PubMed ID: 16176176.
    Abstract:
    Plasma cystatin C, a new marker of glomerular filtration rate (GFR), was prospectively evaluated in surgical intensive care. Cystatin C was measured (immunonephelometry, Dade-Behring) in 10 patients selected to cover a full range of GFR (phase I) and in 28 unselected consecutive patients followed for 5 days post-admission (phase II). Results were compared with (51)Cr-EDTA clearance (phase I only), plasma creatinine (kinetic Jaffe, Roche), 24-h or estimated by Cockcroft and Gault (CG) creatinine clearance (CrCl), and modified diet in renal disease (MDRD)-estimated GFR. In phase I, the highest correlation with(51)Cr-EDTA clearance (22-198 mL/min) was noted for CG CrCl (r(2): 0.883, p<0.001). During phase II follow-up, 24-h CrCl could not be calculated in 25% of daily evaluations. Cystatin C correlated with creatinine (0.856, p<0.0001) and CG CrCl with MDRD GFR (0.926, p<0.0001) in renal failure (10-78 mL/min, n=60). There was a +40% (p<0.001) median difference between cystatin C and creatinine (as a % of upper normal cut-off). Sensitivity/specificity to detect a <80 mL/min CG CrCl was 88/97% for cystatin C vs. 48/100% for creatinine (laboratory cut-off). In patients with normal and stable renal function (n=14), day-to-day intra-individual variation was 7.4% for cystatin C (vs. 10.6% for creatinine). In intensive care unit surgical adult patients, CG CrCl provides an easy and cost-effective estimate of GFR. Superior to creatinine, plasma cystatin C can be measured in selected patients where CG CrCl is known to be inaccurate.
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