Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease

Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf345 enrolled

Overview

This retrospective observational study aims to assess the proportion of patients who were appropriately referred from primary care to the nephrology teleconsultation service. The appropriateness of the referral will be determined by the time elapsed between the referral criteria being met and the date of the teleconsultation, as well as by the patient's treatment at the time of referral.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

345

Conditions

Chronic Kidney Diseases

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women over 18 years of age * Teleconsultation to nephrology from Primary Care in the Garraf region during the period from January to December 2024 * Patients with at least one referral criterion for the nephrology service Exclusion Criteria: Participants diagnosed with any of the following conditions: * Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease previously evaluated by the nephrology service. * History of requiring renal replacement therapy (hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or kidney transplantation). * Patients hospitalized within the last 3 months with a diagnosis of kidney failure. * Patients with a known prior diagnosis of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease or glomerular diseases.

Locations (1)

Consorci Sanitari Alt Penedés-Garraf

Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Appropriate referral to teleconsultation

Proportion of patients referred to nephrology teleconsultation during 2024 in a timely manner and with appropriate treatment. Timely referral is defined as referral within three months of the appearance of nephrology referral criteria. Treatment adequacy will be assessed based on the recommendations of the SEMERGEN Primary Care guidelines and the therapeutic harmonization protocols established by CatSalut.

Time frame: Baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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