Improving the prognosis of patients with severely decreased glomerular filtration rate (CKD G4+): conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference

Patients with severely decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (i.e., chronic kidney disease [CKD] G4+) are at increased risk for kidney failure, cardiovascular disease (CVD) events (including heart failure), and death. However, little is known about the variability of outcomes and optimal therapeutic strategies, including initiation of kidney replacement therapy (KRT). Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) organized a Controversies Conference with an international expert group in December 2016 to address this gap in knowledge.

Source: Kidney International - April 12, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Nisha Bansal, Josef Coresh, Marie Evans, Morgan E. Grams, Charles A. Herzog, Matthew T. James, Hiddo J.L. Heerspink, Carol A. Pollock, Paul E. Stevens, Manjula Kurella Tamura, Marcello A. Tonelli, David C. Wheeler, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer Tags: KDIGO Executive Conclusions Source Type: research