Variability in Reporting eGFR at Dialysis Initiation in Canada: A Research Letter.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at dialysis initiation is increasingly recognized as a key quality indicator (QI) for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Specifically, guidelines recommend assessing deferral of dialysis initiation until symptoms arise or if the eGFR is ≤6 mL/min/1.73 m². Despite the recognition of the importance of this QI, how eGFR at the time of dialysis initiation is defined, collected, and tracked at dialysis centers across Canada remains unknown.

Objectives

To identify how provincial renal programs define eGFR at dialysis initiation, to compare practice across Canadian provinces, and to determine if there is a consistent benchmark for deferred dialysis start.

Design

Cross-sectional survey distributed t

SUBMITTER: Chiu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10541730 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature