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Creatinine Clearance Calculator

Cockcroft-Gault kidney function.

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Results
Creatinine clearance
70.4 mL/min
Kidney function stage
Mildly reduced
Dose adjustment likely?
Usually not
Serum creatinine
1.2 mg/dL

Quick answer

Cockcroft-Gault estimates creatinine clearance from age, weight, sex and serum creatinine, and is still used for renal drug dosing.

CrCl = ((140 − age) × kg × F) / (72 × SCr)

How to use the Creatinine Clearance Calculator

  1. 1Enter age and body weight.
  2. 2Enter serum creatinine in mg/dL.
  3. 3Select sex for the correction factor.

Frequently asked questions

Cockcroft-Gault or eGFR?

Drug labels are usually based on Cockcroft-Gault; eGFR is used for CKD staging.

Which weight should I use?

Ideal or adjusted body weight in obesity — actual weight overestimates clearance.