To compare the accuracy of the two most popular creatinine clearance (CrCl) estimation formulae (Cockcroft-Gault (CG) and Modification Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD)) in older hospitalized patients.
Renal function in older hospital patients is more accurately estimated using the Cockcroft-Gault formula than the modification diet in renal disease formula.
Service de Gériatrie, Hôpital Charles Foix and Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Ivry-sur-Seine, France, and Service de Médecine et de Réadaptation, Hôpital National, Saint-Maurice, France.