Chronic kidney disease and mortality in fragility fracture patients: revisiting GFR thresholds
In orthogeriatric patients, an eGFR < 45 ml/min/1.73 m<sup>2</sup> identifies individuals at higher risk of poor outcomes. However, eGFR 45-59 is not associated with adverse prognosis and may not warrant classification as CKD in this context. A lower diagnostic threshold may better reflect clinical realities in this population.
Authors
- Philipp Strittmatter
- Joany Mariño (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4657-3758)
- Maximilian König (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4873-5519)
- Maik Gollasch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2797-1934)
- Matthias Frank
Institutions
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
- Diakonissenkrankenhaus (DE)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- Kreiskrankenhaus Emmendingen (DE)
- Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Geriatric Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-025-01286-w
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00