The first appointment with a nephrologist: Brazilian patients' demographic and kidney function characteristics. A retrospective study.

Farid Samaan Danilo Euclides Fernandes Gianna Mastroianni Kirsztajn Ricardo de Castro Cintra Sesso

Published in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2022)

Referrals to a nephrologist were not being made using any guidelines for CKD risk and many cases could have been managed within primary care. Late referral to a nephrologist happened in one-fifth of the cases and more frequently in the public service.

Keyphrases

primary care
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
healthcare
mental health
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
emergency department
clinical practice
general practice
breast cancer risk