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. 2021 Jul-Sep;43(3):318-329.
doi: 10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2019-0239.

Similar quality in chronic kidney disease multidisciplinary follow-up between kidney

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Moisés Carminatti  1   2 , Natália Maria Silva Fernandes  1   2 , Fernando Antonio Basile Colugnati  1   2 , Helady Sanders-Pinheiro  1   2
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Similar quality in chronic kidney disease multidisciplinary follow-up between kidney

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Moisés Carminatti et al. J Bras Nefrol. 2021 Jul-Sep.

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Introduction: Multidisciplinary clinics are the best approach towards Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients in pre-dialysis phases. The few studies regarding kidney transplant recipients (KTR) compare multidisciplinary and non-multidisciplinary clinics.

Methods: In this study, we compared the quality of multidisciplinary CKD care between 101 KTR and 101 propensity score-matched non-transplant pre-dialysis patients (PDP). Prevalence of patients without specific treatment at any time and percent time without specific treatment for CKD complications were the main outcomes and patient and kidney function survival, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline, prevalence of CKD-related complications, and percent time within therapeutic goals were the exploratory ones.

Results: Time within most goals was similar between the groups, except for diastolic blood pressure (83.4 vs. 77.3%, RR 0.92, CI 0.88-0.97, p = 0.002) and hypertriglyceridemia (67.7 vs. 58.2%, OR 0.85, CI 0.78-0.93, p < 0.001), better in non-transplant PDP, and for proteinuria (92.7 vs. 83.5%, RR 1.1, CI 1.05-1.16, p < 0.001), better in KTR. Patient survival and GFR decline were similar between the groups, although non-transplant PDP tended to progress earlier to dialysis (9.9% vs. 6.9%, HR 0.39, p = 0.07, CI 0.14-1.08).

Discussion: The similar findings between non-transplant PDP and KTR suggests that good and comparable quality of multidisciplinary is a valid strategy for promoting optimal clinical management of CKD-related complications in KTR.

Introdução:: Clínicas multidisciplinares são a melhor abordagem para pacientes com doença renal crônica (DRC) em fases pré-dialíticas. Os poucos estudos sobre receptores de transplante renal (RTR) comparam clínicas multidisciplinares e não multidisciplinares.

Métodos:: Neste estudo, comparamos a qualidade do atendimento multidisciplinar para DRC entre 101 RTR e 101 pacientes pré-dialíticos (PPD) não transplantados pareados com escore de propensão. A prevalência de pacientes sem tratamento específico em qualquer momento e a porcentagem de tempo sem tratamento específico para complicações de DRC foram nossos desfechos principais, e a sobrevida do paciente e da função renal, declínio da taxa de filtração glomerular (TFG), prevalência de complicações relacionadas à DRC e porcentagem de tempo dentro dos objetivos terapêuticos foram os exploratórios.

Resultados:: O tempo no alvo para a maioria dos objetivos foi semelhante entre os grupos, exceto para a pressão arterial diastólica (83,4 vs. 77,3%, RR 0,92, IC 0,88-0,97, p = 0,002) e hipertrigliceridemia (67. 7 vs. 58,2%, OR 0,85, IC 0,78-0,93, p < 0,001), melhor em PPD não transplantados, e para proteinúria (92,7 vs. 83,5%, RR 1,1, IC 1,05-1,16, p < 0,001), melhor em RTR. A sobrevida do paciente e o declínio da TFG foram semelhantes entre os grupos, embora PPD não transplantados tendessem a progredir mais cedo para a diálise (9,9% vs. 6,9%, HR 0,39, p = 0,07, IC 0,14-1,08).

Discussão:: Os resultados semelhantes entre PPD não transplantados e os RTR sugerem que a qualidade multidisciplinar boa e comparável é uma estratégia válida para promover a gestão clínica ideal de complicações relacionadas à DRC em RTR.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Sample composition. Patient selection according to inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Glomerular filtration rate variation with discrete (A) and continuous time (B), and Kaplan-Meier curves for death (C), dialysis (D), and death or dialysis (E).
eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; NT-PDP: non-transplanted pre-dialysis patients; KTR: kidney transplant recipient.
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