Chronic kidney disease and cause-specific hospitalisation: a matched cohort study using primary and secondary care patient data.

CONCLUSION: Hospitalisations for heart failure, infection, and AKI showed strong associations with CKD in absolute and(or) relative terms, suggesting targets for improved preventive care.
PMID: 30012811 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The British Journal of General Practice - July 16, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Iwagami M, Caplin B, Smeeth L, Tomlinson LA, Nitsch D Tags: Br J Gen Pract Source Type: research