Abstract
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:
Primary outcomes
Does early referral reduce all‐cause mortality and hospitalisation, and improve quality of life, measured by the visual analogue scale and SF‐36 (Caskey 2003). SF‐36 and KDQoL are a validated tools for kidney diseases (Gentile 2003).
Secondary outcomes
Does early referral delay onset of RRT?
Is there any objective evidence that early nephrological referral improves outcomes, for example, mortality, morbidity, psychosocial benefits, quality of life?
Are cardiovascular risk factors better addressed with combined nephrologist and primary care physician care?
Primary outcomes
Does early referral reduce all‐cause mortality and hospitalisation, and improve quality of life, measured by the visual analogue scale and SF‐36 (Caskey 2003). SF‐36 and KDQoL are a validated tools for kidney diseases (Gentile 2003).
Secondary outcomes
Does early referral delay onset of RRT?
Is there any objective evidence that early nephrological referral improves outcomes, for example, mortality, morbidity, psychosocial benefits, quality of life?
Are cardiovascular risk factors better addressed with combined nephrologist and primary care physician care?
Original language | English |
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Article number | CD007333 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-10 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Jul 2008 |