Referral pattern to nephrologist and prognosis in diabetic kidney disease patients: Single center retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Management of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) to prevent end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) has become a major challenge for health care professionals. This study aims to investigate the characteristics of patients with DKD when they are first referred to a nephrologist and the subsequent prognoses.

Methods

A total of 307 patients who were referred to our department from October 2010 to September 2014 at Osaka General Medical Center were analyzed. Independent risk factors associated with renal replacement therapy (RRT) and cardiovascular composite events (CVE) following their nephrology referral were later identified using Cox proportional hazards analysis.

Results

Of 307 patients, 26 (8.5%), 67 (21.8%), 134 (43.6%), and 80 (26.1%) patients were categorized as h

SUBMITTER: Iwata Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9956043 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature