Medication Intervention for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Transitioning from Hospital to Home: Study Design and Baseline Characteristics.

CONCLUSION: Participants in CKD-MIT are typical of acutely ill hospitalized patients with CKD. A medication management intervention after hospital discharge is under study to reduce post-hospitalization acute care utilization and to improve CKD management.
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Source: American Journal of Nephrology - August 3, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Alicic RZ, Short RA, Corbett CL, Neumiller JJ, Gates BJ, Daratha KB, Barbosa-Leiker C, McPherson S, Chaytor NS, Dieter BP, Setter SM, Tuttle KR Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research