Creatinine-Based Renal Function Estimates and Dosage of Postoperative Pain Management for Elderly Acute Hip Fracture Patients

Creatinine-Based Renal Function Estimates and Dosage of Postoperative Pain Management for Elderly Acute Hip Fracture Patients

Many analgesics and their metabolites are renally excreted. The widely used Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI)-estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations are not developed for use in the elderly, while the recent Berlin Initiative Study (BIS), Full Age Spectrum (F...

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Main Authors: Morten Baltzer Houlind, Kristian Kjær Petersen, Henrik Palm, Lillian Mørch Jørgensen, Mia Aakjær, Lona Louring Christrup, Janne Petersen, Ove Andersen, Charlotte Treldal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
Subjects:
renal function
kidney function
glomerular filtration rate
elderly
analgesic
pain management
drug dose adjustment
drug dosing
patient safety
clinical pharmacy
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/11/3/88

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