Observations from a teaching hospital in Ireland: changing from MDRD to CKD-EPI eGFR in routine practice

Estimates of glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) help assess kidney function. Estimated GFR can be used to classify patients into one of six Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) categories as recommended by the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes clinical practice guidelines; CKD1 ≥90, CKD2 60–89, CKD3a 45–59, CKD3b 30–44, CKD4 15–29 or CKD5 ≤15 mL/min/1.73 m 2 . The Modification of Diet and Renal Disease (MDRD) study formula was widely adopted to...