| Autor: |
Lauren E. Haggerty, Dena E. Rifkin, Hoang Anh Nguyen, Joseph A. Abdelmalek, Natalie Sweiss, Lindsay M. Miller, O. Alison Potok |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
BMC Nephrology, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1471-2369 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12882-024-03687-8 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Kidney replacement therapy (KRT) needs preparation and its timing is difficult to predict. Nephrologists’ predictions of kidney failure risk tend to be more pessimistic than the Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) predictions. We aimed to explore how physicians’ risk estimate related to referral to KRT education, vs. the objective calculated KFRE. Methods Prospective observational study of data collected in chronic kidney disease (CKD) clinics of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center San Diego and the University of California, San Diego. The study included 257 participants who were aged 18 years or older, English speaking, prevalent CKD clinic patients, with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) |
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