Measured and estimated glomerular filtration rate (Part I). Adjustment to body surface area

Loss of half renal mass does not necessarily correspond to half of glomerular filtration rate (GFR), meaning that there is not an exact correlation between renal mass reduction and loss of renal function. The GFR is a necessary index for: diagnosis; follow-up of patients with renal injury; epidemiological controls; nephrotoxic drugs dose adjustment or renal elimination drugs; chronic renal disease stratification, etc.