Referral rate of chronic kidney disease patients to a nephrologist in the Region of Southern Denmark: results from KidDiCo

Autor: Jan Dominik Kampmann, James Goya Heaf, Christian Backer Mogensen, Hans Mickley, Donna Lykke Wolff, Frans Brandt
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Clinical Kidney Journal. 15:2116-2123
ISSN: 2048-8513
2048-8505
Popis: Background Data on the referral rate of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients to specialists are sparse. Investigating referral rates and characterizing patients with kidney disease not followed by a nephrologist are relevant for future measures in order to optimize public health and guideline implementation. Methods Data were extracted from the Kidney Disease Cohort of Southern Denmark (KidDiCo). Referral rates for all incident CKD patients below 60 mL/min/1.73 m² and referral rates according to the KDIGO guidelines based on glomerular filtration rates below 30 mL/min/1.73 m² were calculated. Information on contact with one of the nephrologist outpatient clinics in the Region of Southern Denmark was collected from the Danish National Patient Registry. The individual follow-up time for nephrology contact was 12 months. Additional data were accessed via the respective national databases. CKD patients on dialysis and kidney transplanted patients were excluded. Results A total of 3% of patients with an eGFR Conclusion Only a small fraction of CKD patients are followed by a nephrologist. More studies should be performed in order to find out which patients will profit the most from renal referral and how to optimize the collaboration between nephrologists and general practitioners.
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