Initiatives to enhance referral patterns from primary care to specialist kidney care:a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To highlight data on interventions aimed at enhancing referral patterns from primary care to nephrology.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Web of Science and PsycINFO.

Eligibility criteria

Studies reporting interventions aimed at decreasing referral volume, reducing wait times and/or increasing guideline-concordant referrals in adult patients with chronic kidney disease from primary care to specialist kidney care, from inception to 15 April 2024.

Data extraction and synthesis

Studies were subcategorised based on taxonomy of initiatives, type of intervention and single versus multi-faceted interventions. Our primary outcomes were changes to referral volume, wait times and proport

SUBMITTER: Ghimire A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12718585 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature