Diagnosis codes underestimate chronic kidney disease incidence compared to eGFR-based evidence: a retrospective observational study of patients with type 2 diabetes in UK primary care.

Rose Sisk Rory CameronWaqas TahirCamilla Sammut-Powell

Published in: BJGP open (2023)

Diagnosis coding of patients with eGFR-based evidence of CKD in UK primary care is poor within patients with type two diabetes, despite CKD being a well-known complication of diabetes.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
primary care
end stage renal disease
small cell lung cancer
type diabetes
epidermal growth factor receptor
cardiovascular disease
tyrosine kinase
glycemic control
general practice
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance