Kidney Failure Risk Equation and Cost of Care in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Patients with CKD exhibit heterogeneity in their rates of progression to kidney failure. The kidney failure risk equation (KFRE) has been shown to accurately estimate progression to kidney failure in adults with CKD. Our objective was to determine health care utilization patterns of patients on the basis of their risk of progression.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adults with CKD and eGFR of 15-59 ml/min per 1.73 m² enrolled in multidisciplinary CKD clinics in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Data were collected from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2012 and followed for 5 years (December 31, 2017). We stratified patients by eGFR and risk of progression and compared the numbe

SUBMITTER: Prasad B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8763151 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature