Renal function
CKD-EPI 2021 (creatinine)
Race-free CKD-EPI creatinine equation (Inker 2021).
Required inputs
- Age
- Sex
- Serum creatinine
Equation or source
Inker LA, NEJM 2021;385:1737. NKF/ASN Task Force endorsed.
Provenance and release status
- Equation / algorithm
- Race-free CKD-EPI creatinine equation (Inker 2021).
- Formula version
- ckd-epi-2021-cr-v1
- Tool version
- 2.4.0
- Clinical risk class
- B. CLINICAL DECISION-SUPPORT CALCULATOR
- Release status
- Verified
- Source status
- Direct primary or authoritative source identifier resolved
- Clinical review status
- Independent formula verification completed; clinical review date not documented
- Clinical review date
- Clinical review date not yet documented
Assumptions
- Entered values and units are accurate and apply to the population described by the cited source.
- The published equation or rule is being used without a patient-specific clinical adjustment.
Important limitations
- The result does not replace clinical assessment or establish a diagnosis.
- Performance outside the source population may differ.