Prevalence and treatment of gout among patients with chronic kidney disease in the Irish health system: A national study.
Elshaeima MohammedLeonard D BrowneArun Kumar A UFahd AdeebAlexander D FraserAustin G StackPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Gout is common in CKD and increases with worsening kidney function in the Irish health system. Over two thirds of patients with gout were receiving ULT, increasing to 77% of patients with advanced CKD. Greater awareness of gout in CKD, its treatment and the effectiveness of treatment strategies should be vigorously monitored to improve patient outcomes.