Screening and Recognition of Chronic Kidney Disease in VA Health Care System Primary Care Clinics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The successful implementation of interventions targeted to improve kidney health requires early identification of CKD which involves screening at-risk populations as well as recognizing CKD. We aim to determine CKD screening and recognition rates, factors associated with these rates, and evaluate the effect of CKD awareness on delivery of care.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study of veterans enrolled with Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 who had hypertension (HTN) and/or diabetes (DM) and were seen at least twice in primary care clinics within 18 months. The final cohort of 270,170 patients (52% HTN, 5% DM, and 44% both) was examined for serum creatinine/eGFR, urine protein/albumin, International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes for CKD, and nephrolog

SUBMITTER: Bansal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8815593 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature