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Progress in retarding the progression of advanced chronic kidney disease: Grounds for optimism
- Source :
- Kidney International. 70:S40-S44
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2006.
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Abstract
- It has been generally held that once glomerular filtration rate (GFR) falls below approximately 25ml/min, a relentless progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) inevitably ensues, regardless of the original cause of reduced function. There is a paucity of contemporary studies, however, addressing whether the rate of progression can be slowed down with contemporary and comprehensive renal care when chronic kidney disease (CKD) has progressed to stages 4 and 5 (GFR 2 ). In this review we argue that significant progress is being made already in retarding the progression of advanced CKD thereby delaying the initiation of renal replacement therapy. We propose that CKD clinics, by providing comprehensive management of CKD, will have a decisive role in preventing and delaying the progression to advanced CKD.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
media_common.quotation_subject
Renal function
Disease
urologic and male genital diseases
Renal care
medicine.disease
female genital diseases and pregnancy complications
Endocrinology
Optimism
Nephrology
Internal medicine
medicine
Renal replacement therapy
business
Intensive care medicine
Kidney disease
media_common
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00852538
- Volume :
- 70
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Kidney International
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........1c3f9efce3120708ef9d6ca6c425f757