Nephrology care prior to end-stage renal disease and outcomes among new ESRD patients in the USA

Conclusions
This study represents the largest cohort of incident ESRD patients to date. Although we did not follow patients before ESRD onset, our findings, both at the individual patient and state levels, reflect the importance of early nephrology care among those with chronic kidney disease.

Source: CKJ: Clinical Kidney Journal - November 20, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Gillespie, B. W., Morgenstern, H., Hedgeman, E., Tilea, A., Scholz, N., Shearon, T., Burrows, N. R., Shahinian, V. B., Yee, J., Plantinga, L., Powe, N. R., McClellan, W., Robinson, B., Williams, D. E., Saran, R. Tags: CKD CARE Source Type: research