Late referral of patients with end-stage renal disease: an in-depth review and suggestions for further actions

doi:10.1093/ndtplus/sfp050

. 2010 Feb;3(1):17-27.

doi: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfp050. Epub 2009 Apr 29.

Late referral of patients with end-stage renal disease: an in-depth review and suggestions for further actions

Gernot Baer¹, Norbert Lameire², Wim Van Biesen²

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¹ Department of Nephrology, Immunology, Rheumatology and Hypertension, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brueder, Trier , Germany.
² Renal Division, University Hospital Ghent , Belgium.

PMID: 25949401
PMCID: PMC4421547
DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfp050

Late referral of patients with end-stage renal disease: an in-depth review and suggestions for further actions

Gernot Baer et al. NDT Plus. 2010 Feb.

. 2010 Feb;3(1):17-27.

doi: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfp050. Epub 2009 Apr 29.

Authors

Gernot Baer¹, Norbert Lameire², Wim Van Biesen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nephrology, Immunology, Rheumatology and Hypertension, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brueder, Trier , Germany.
² Renal Division, University Hospital Ghent , Belgium.

PMID: 25949401
PMCID: PMC4421547
DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfp050

Abstract

Late referral of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a known problem and a major challenge for practising nephrologists since decades. In this review we report about the reasons for late referral, its epidemiology and socioeconomic impact and the medical particularities of late referred patients. We furthermore highlight on the efforts which have been undertaken so far to avoid late referral and should be undertaken in future to face the ever growing numbers of chronic kidney disease patients.

Keywords: end-stage renal disease.

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[1] Collins AJ, Foley R, Herzog C, et al. Excerpts from the United States Renal Data System 2007 annual data report. Am J Kidney Dis. 2008;51:S1–S320. Available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dop... . - PubMed

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