Abstract:
Objective To compare the accuracy of 99Tcm-diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid(99Tcm-DTPA)renal dynamic imaging and modified modification of diet in renal disease trail(MDRD)equation in determining the stage of the chronic kidney disease(CKD) patients in clinical practice.
Methods A total of 169 patients were enrolled whose glomeruar filtration rate(GFR) were determined simultaneously by 3 methods:dual plasma sample clearance method, renal dynamic imaging and modified MDRD equation. The dual plasma sample clearance method was employed as the reference method. The accuracy of the other methods in determining the stage of CKD patients was compared and the comparison was repeated based on the different stages.
Results The accuracy of renal dynamic imaging and modified MDRD equation was 56.80% and 68.64%, respectively(P=0.019 < 0.05). And only in the stage of uremia, the difference of the above-mentioned two method reached statistical significance(P=0.012 < 0.05), while in other stages they showed similar performance(P=0.180, 0.424, 0.629 and 0.754, all P>0.05).
Conclusion Modified MDRD equation showed better performance than renal dynamic imaging or as good as the second one in determining the stage of CKD patients and the former one should be the first choice in clinical practice because of its simplicity and economy.