Person—creatinine serum level, micromoles per litre NN[NN]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Creatinine serum level (measured) |
METEOR identifier: | 270392 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 01/10/2008 |
Definition: | A person's serum creatinine level measured in micromoles per litre (µmol/L). |
Data Element Concept: | Person—creatinine serum level |
Value Domain: | Micromoles per litre NN[NN] |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Total | |
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Data type: | String | |
Format: | NN[NN] | |
Maximum character length: | 4 | |
Unit of measure: | Micromole per litre (µmol/L) |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | There is no agreed standard as to which units serum creatinine should be recorded in. Note: If the measurement is obtained in mmol/L it is to be multiplied by 1000. |
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Collection methods: | Measurement of creatinine should be carried out by laboratories, or practices, which have been accredited to perform these tests by the National Association of Testing Authority.
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Comments: | Serum creatinine can be used to help determine renal function. Serum creatinine by itself is an insensitive measure of renal function because it does not increase until more than 50% of renal function has been lost. Serum creatinine together with a patient's age, weight and sex can be used to calculate glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which is an indicator of renal status/ function. The calculation uses the Cockcroft-Gault formula. Creatinine is normally produced in fairly constant amounts in the muscles, as a result the breakdown of phosphocreatine. It passes into the blood and is excreted in the urine. Serum creatinine can be used to help determine renal function. The elevation in the creatinine level in the blood indicates disturbance in kidney function. GFR decreases with age, but serum creatinine remains relatively stable. When serum creatinine is measured, renal function in the elderly tends to be overestimated, and GFR should be used to assess renal function, according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula: GFR (ml/min) = (140 - age [yrs]) x body wt (kg) [x 0.85 (for women)] To determine chronic renal impairment GFR > 90ml/min - normal GFR >60 - 90ml/min - mild renal impairment GFR >30 - 60ml/min - moderate renal impairment GFR 0 - 30 ml/min - severe renal impairment Note: The above GFR measurement should be for a period greater than 3 months. GFR may also be assessed by 24-hour creatinine clearance adjusted for body surface area. In general, patients with GFR < 30 ml/min are at high risk of progressive deterioration in renal function and should be referred to a nephrology service for specialist management of renal failure. Patients should be assessed for the complications of chronic renal impairment including anaemia, hyperparathyroidism and be referred for specialist management if required. Patients with rapidly declining renal function or clinical features to suggest that residual renal function may decline rapidly (ie. hypertensive, proteinuric (>1g/24hours), significant comorbid illness) should be considered for referral to a nephrologist well before function declines to less than 30ml/min. (Draft CARI Guidelines 2002. Australian Kidney Foundation). Patients in whom the cause of renal impairment is uncertain should be referred to a nephrologist for assessment. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Cardiovascular Data Working Group National Diabetes Data Working Group |
Origin: | Caring for Australians with Renal Impairment (CARI) Guidelines. Australian Kidney Foundation |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Person—creatinine serum level, total micromoles per litre NN[NN] Health, Standard 01/10/2008 Is re-engineered from Creatinine serum - measured, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (19.7 KB) No registration status |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005 Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 01/10/2008 DSS specific information: In settings where the monitoring of a person's health is ongoing and where a measure can change over time (such as general practice), the Service contact—service contact date, DDMMYYYY should be recorded. Record absolute result of the most recent serum creatinine measurement in the last 12 months to the nearest µmol/L (micromoles per litre). Cardiovascular disease (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 15/02/2006 DSS specific information: In settings where the monitoring of a person's health is ongoing and where a measure can change over time (such as general practice), the Service contact—service contact date, DDMMYYYY should be recorded. Record absolute result of the most recent serum creatinine measurement in the last 12 months to the nearest µmol/L (micromoles per litre). Cardiovascular disease (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 04/07/2007 DSS specific information: In settings where the monitoring of a person's health is ongoing and where a measure can change over time (such as general practice), the Service contact—service contact date, DDMMYYYY should be recorded. Record absolute result of the most recent serum creatinine measurement in the last 12 months to the nearest µmol/L (micromoles per litre). Cardiovascular disease (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 22/12/2009 DSS specific information: In settings where the monitoring of a person's health is ongoing and where a measure can change over time (such as general practice), the Service contact—service contact date, DDMMYYYY should be recorded. Record absolute result of the most recent serum creatinine measurement in the last 12 months to the nearest µmol/L (micromoles per litre). Diabetes (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 21/09/2005 Diabetes (clinical) NBPDS Health, Standard 21/09/2005 DSS specific information: In settings where the monitoring of a person's health is ongoing and where a measure can change over time (such as general practice), the Service contact—service contact date, DDMMYYYY should be recorded. Record absolute result of the most recent serum creatinine measurement in the last 12 months to the nearest µmol/L (micromoles per litre). |