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Creatinine clearance (Cockcroft–Gault)

Cockcroft–Gault

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Estimates creatinine clearance from age, weight, sex and serum creatinine. It is the measure used for dose adjustment of many drugs, including direct oral anticoagulants.

FormulaCrCl = (140 − age) × weight (kg) ÷ (72 × creatinine in mg/dL), × 0.85 if female.

References

  1. Cockcroft DW, Gault MH. Prediction of creatinine clearance from serum creatinine. Nephron. 1976;16:31-41.