August 19, 2001Journal of Internal MedicineOpen Access

Consequences of late referral of patients with end‐stage renal disease

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Why the study?

Does early referral to a nephrologist improve morbidity, choice of therapy, and duration of hospitalization in patients with chronic renal failure starting RRT?

Structured PICO

Does early referral to a nephrologist improve morbidity, choice of therapy, and duration of hospitalization in patients with chronic renal failure starting RRT?

Population

242 patients with chronic renal failure starting their first renal replacement therapy (RRT) between 1984 and 1998

Intervention

Early referral to a nephrologist (starting first RRT more than 3 months after first referral)

Comparator

Late referral to a nephrologist (starting first RRT less than 3 months after first referral)

Outcome

Effects of different referral patterns on morbidity, choice of therapy, and duration of hospitalization

Early referral to a nephrologist for patients with chronic renal failure is associated with better metabolic status, higher likelihood of predialytic transplantation, and shorter initial hospital stay.

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Implication

Early referral linked to shorter initial dialysis stay; supports timely pathways but leaves causal benefits open in observational data.

Cite This Study

Gøransson et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f8aeb35aa2c282ce0e4f1 https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00869.x

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Consequences of late referral of patients with end‐stage renal disease

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

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Consequences of late referral of patients with end‐stage renal disease

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

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