The PIRP project (Prevenzione Insufficienza Renale Progressiva): how to integrate hospital and community maintenance treatment for chronic kidney disease.

The PIRP project (Prevenzione Insufficienza Renale Progressiva): how to integrate hospital and community maintenance treatment for chronic kidney disease. J Nephrol. 2019 Jan 18;: Authors: Santoro A, Gibertoni D, Rucci P, Mancini E, Bonucchi D, Buscaroli A, Campagna A, Cappelli G, David S, Gregorini MC, La Manna G, Mosconi G, Rigotti A, Scarpioni R, Storari A, Mandreoli M Abstract Chronic kidney disease (CKD) represents a global health burden with great economic impact on healthcare and therefore it requires appropriate interventions by Health Care Systems. The PIRP (Prevenzione Insufficienza Renale Progressiva) project is endorsed and funded by the Emilia-Romagna Regional Health Board and involves all the Nephrology Units of the Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy). The project has a predominantly clinical purpose and is expected to bring about a continuous quality improvement in the treatment of patients with CKD. Its aims are to intercept patients in an early phase of CKD, to delay their illness progression and to prevent cardiovascular complications. An integrated care pathway involving nephrologists, general practitioners (GPs) and other specialists has been created to identify patients to whom ambulatory care targeted on effective, efficient pharmaceutical and dietary treatment as well as on lifestyle modifications is subsequently provided. With the cooperation of GPs, in its 13 years of activity the project identified and followed u...
Source: Journal of Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: J Nephrol Source Type: research