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## Abstract Many patients on hemodialysis retain significant residual renal function (RRF) but currently measurement of RRF in routine clinical practice can only be achieved using inter‐dialytic urine collections to measure urea and creatinine clearances. Urine collections are difficult and inconvenient for patients and staff, and therefore RRF is not universally measured. Methods to assess RRF without reliance on urine collections are needed since RRF provides useful clinical and prognostic information and also permits the application of incremental hemodialysis techniques. Significant efforts have been made to explore the use of serum based biomarkers such as cystatin C, β‐trace protein and β~2~‐microglobulin to estimate RRF. This article reviews blood‐based biomarkers and novel methods using exogenous filtration markers which show potential in estimating RRF in hemodialysis patients without the need for urine collection.

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Author

Jonathan Wong; Raja Mohammed Kaja Kamal; Enric Vilar; Ken Farrington

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2016

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)