walser_US {transplantr}

eGFR using the Walser formula (US units)

Description

A wrapper function for the walser() vectorised function to calculate eGFR using the Walser formula, using serum creatinine in mg/dl. It has not been possible to run automated tests to confirm the accuracy of this function, so please use with caution.

Usage

walser_US(SCr, Age, Weight, Sex)

Arguments

SCr

numeric vector of serum creatinine in µmol/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)

Details

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

Value

numeric vectors of eGFR values

Examples

walser_US(SCr = 1.33, Age = 74, Weight = 65, Sex = "M") # 56.3