‘Major care gaps’ found in treatment for patients with CKD in primary care clinics

For intermediate- and high-risk patients with chronic kidney disease in primary care clinics, there are “several areas” for care improvement, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
“We were not surprised to see the major care gaps remaining for patients with CKD, who are at high risk of progression,” Navdeep Tangri, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), study co-author and attending physician and associate professor in the division of nephrology in the department of internal medicine and department of community health sciences at the University of Manitoba,

For intermediate- and high-risk patients with chronic kidney disease in primary care clinics, there are “several areas” for care improvement, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
“We were not surprised to see the major care gaps remaining for patients with CKD, who are at high risk of progression,” Navdeep Tangri, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), study co-author and attending physician and associate professor in the division of nephrology in the department of internal medicine and department of community health sciences at the University of Manitoba,