BMJ  2005;330:1039-1040 (7 May), doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7499.1039

Editorial

Management of chronic kidney disease

Primary and secondary care need to set up a model of combined care

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Epidemiological studies have shown that renal disease is common. In the United States, the third national health and nutrition survey (Nhanes III) has shown that 4.3% of the population has chronic kidney disease with a glomerular filtration rate of 30-59 ml/min/1.73 m², and 0.2% has chronic kidney disease with a glomerular filtration rate of less than 15-29 ml/min/1.73 m².¹ In the United Kingdom, screening for renal disease by retrospective surveys of plasma creatinine measurements from chemical pathology laboratories serving defined populations has shown a similar prevalence of more severe chronic kidney disease (0.2-0.5% general population).^{2 3} In both studies, patients were followed longitudinally; very few developed end stage renal disease, as the major cause of death was cardiovascular disease. So what model of care should we use to look after this large number of patients with varying degrees of chronic kidney disease?

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Renal Unit, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF (a.frankel@imperial.ac.uk)

Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ

Brook Green Medical Centre, London W6 7DR

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