Recommendations for the screening and management of patients with chronic kidney disease.
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a major health problem associated with considerable increase in morbidity and mortality and with decreased quality of life. To slow the progression of kidney failure, to prevent the consequences of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and to decrease cardiovascular mortality associated with CKD, it is crucial to detect patients with CKD early and to optimize their care. To assist physicians in patient management, members of a working party for the management of CKD have identified several recommendations for the screening of patients at risk of CKD and for the management of patients with established CKD.
Rossert
Jérôme A
JA
Division of Nephrology, Tenon Hospital (AP-HP), INSERM U489, and Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris, France. jerome.rossert@tnn.ap-hop-paris.fr
Wauters
Jean-Pierre
JP
D002908:Chronic Disease; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors