An update on the referral pattern of patients with end-stage renal disease
| Autor: | Jose Luis Górriz Teruel, Norbert Lameire, Raymond Vanholder, Jean-Pierre Wauters, Wim Van Biesen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Nephrology
medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Time Factors pre-ESRD care Referral medicine.medical_treatment patient referral Vascular access MEDLINE Disease urologic and male genital diseases End stage renal disease Renal Dialysis Internal medicine Epidemiology medicine Humans Intensive care medicine Referral and Consultation Dialysis Quality of Health Care business.industry vascular access dialysis initiation female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Costs and Cost Analysis Kidney Failure Chronic business |
| Zdroj: | Kidney International. 61:S27-S34 |
| ISSN: | 0085-2538 |
| DOI: | 10.1046/j.1523-1755.61.s80.6.x |
| Popis: | An update on the referral pattern of patients with end-stage renal disease. This article first describes the epidemiology and reasons of late referal to the nephrologist of patients suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Depending on the definition, between 25 and 50% of worldwide ESRD patients are referred very late. Second, the relation of late referral to the quality of pre-ESRD care, its impact on the selection of dialysis modality, on the time of start of dialysis and on the use of an adequate vascular access, are discussed. Finally, the economic aspects of late referral are described and ways to improve the referral pattern are proposed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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