Posthospital Multidisciplinary Care for AKI Survivors: A Feasibility Pilot.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Innovative models are needed to address significant gaps in kidney care follow-up for acute kidney injury (AKI) survivors.

Study design

This quasi-experimental pilot study reports the feasibility of the AKI in Care Transitions (ACT) program, a multidisciplinary approach to AKI survivor care based in the primary care setting.

Setting & participants

The study included consenting adults with stage 3 AKI discharged home without dialysis.

Interventions

The ACT intervention included predischarge education from nurses and coordinated postdischarge follow-up with a primary care provider and pharmacist within 14 days. ACT was implemented in phases (Usual Care, Education, ACT).

Outcomes

The primary outcome was feasibility. Secondary outcomes

SUBMITTER: May HP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10641567 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature