Recording blood pressure and eGFR in primary care after the Belgrade screening study

Autor: Visnja Lezaic, Jelena Marinkovic, Zoran Milutinovic, Nada Jovanovic-Vasiljevic, Vesna Vujicic, Branka Pejovic, Snezana Kalabic, Ljubica Djukanovic
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Renal Failure, Vol 40, Iss 1, Pp 160-169 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0886-022X
1525-6049
0886022X
DOI: 10.1080/0886022X.2018.1450759
Popis: Background: In 2009, Belgrade nephrologists and general practitioners from thirteen health centers carried out screening for chronic kidney disease (CKD). Three years later, medical records of patients from four health centers participating in the screening study were retrospectively analyzed in order to check whether general practitioners had continued to control patients at risk for CKD in accordance with the recommendations provided. Methods: The study included 460 patients who visited their doctor at least once in the three-year period. Data on blood pressure, ACEI use, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and comorbidities were taken from patients’ medical records. Results: Blood pressure was not recorded in any of the three years in 42.8% and eGFR in 36.7% of the patients, but blood pressure was registered every year in 7.8% and eGFR in 4.3% of them. Over the three years, the relative number of patients with recorded blood pressure decreased from 41.7% to 17.8%, and with recorded eGFR from 41.7% to 21.5%. Multivariate linear regression found that Health Center, systolic and diastolic blood pressure and presence of hypertension were negatively associated with number of years with recorded blood pressure. Health Center, systolic blood pressure and sum of years with recorded eGFR below 60 ml/min/1.73m2 were associated with number of years with recorded eGFR. Conclusions: Under-recording of blood pressure and eGFR in primary care health centers suggests lack of adherence to current guidelines and insufficient care of CKD patients. This implies the necessity for continuous education of physicians.
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