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

Jan Dominik KampmannJames Goya HeafChristian Backer MogensenHans MickleyDonna Lykke WolffFrans Brandt

Published in: Clinical kidney journal (2022)

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.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported