Treating chronic kidney disease in Danish primary care: results from the observational ATLAS study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the clinical characteristics, comorbidity, and medical treatment in a primary care population with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Additionally, to investigate how primary care physicians (PCPs) diagnose, manage and treat impaired kidney function, including uptake of cardio-renoprotective renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASis) and sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is).

Design

An observational study of CKD prevalence, treatment patterns and comorbidities in primary care based on patient record data combined with a questionnaire on diagnosis, management and treatment of impaired kidney function in a real-world, primary care setting.

Setting

In all 128 primary care clinics in Denmark of 211 randomly invited and a quet

SUBMITTER: Lindhardt M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11786539 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature