[InspeCKD - Analysis of the use of diagnostics in patients at high risk for chronic kidney disease in German general practitioner (GP) practices].

Christoph WannerElke SchaeffnerThomas FreseChristoph WeberPhilipp StahlFelix SchergFabian BurckhardtUlrich OpfermannFrank RadowskyFrederik Mader

Published in: MMW Fortschritte der Medizin (2024)

The study highlights that despite known risk factors, guideline compliant CKD screening is rarely performed in German general practitioner practices, which implicates the need to increase the awareness of early diagnosis of CKD in patients at risk.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
risk factors
ejection fraction
healthcare
peritoneal dialysis
newly diagnosed
primary care
patient reported