The purpose of this study is to help determine whether cystatin C is a more sensitive laboratory measurement for renal function in cirrhotic patients.
Serum cystatin C, creatinine clearance based calculations, and 125I-Iothalamate clearance (Glofil) will be obtained in 220 patients with cirrhosis. Utilizing this information, the correlation between cystatin C and 125I-Iothalamate clearance will be obtained. In addition, the current serum creatinine based calculations and true creatinine clearance will also be correlated with 125I-Iothalamate clearance. The results of this study should help to determine whether serum cystatin C is a more sensitive laboratory measurement of renal function in patients with cirrhosis.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
213
Baylor All Saint's Medical Center in Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Creatinine based blood and urine laboratory tests as a measure of renal function in patients with chirrosis of the liver.
Time frame: 24 hours
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