WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT: * In burn patients it has been shown ([2]), that there is a correlation between the creatinine clearance (CL(CR)) and the clearance of inulin. * The CL(CR) has never been studied in burn patients who have normal serum creatinine. * The Robert, Kirkpatrick and sMDRD formulae have never been evaluated in burn patients.
Service de Réanimation, Hôpital de Rangueil, 31403 Toulouse, Equipe: Cinétique des Xénobiotiques, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, 31062 Toulouse, France. conil.jm@chu-toulouse.fr