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Is there a need for early detection programs for chronic kidney disease?
I J Katz1, T E Gerntholtz, M van Deventer
1Dumisani Mzamane African Institute of Kidney Disease, Soweto, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. ivorjkatz@gmail.com
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Early detection programs are needed for chronic kidney disease (CKD) management. Screening can integrate CKD care with common illnesses, offering clinical and cost-effective benefits for CKD and cardiovascular disease.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, HIV) pose significant global health challenges.
- CKD prevalence is substantial in both developing and developed nations.
- Early detection and treatment of CKD are feasible with minor practice adjustments.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the necessity of early detection programs for managing chronic kidney disease (CKD).
- To evaluate if CKD meets epidemiological criteria for justifying early screening.
- To assess the challenges and capacity for establishing CKD early detection programs.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of existing materials on CKD prevalence and risk factors.
- Epidemiological evaluation of CKD to justify screening criteria.
- Assessment of challenges and existing capacity for early detection programs.
Main Results:
- Growing evidence indicates significant CKD prevalence worldwide.
- CKD is detectable and treatable with minor modifications to current practices.
- Screening programs offer potential improvements in CKD detection and management.
Conclusions:
- Early detection programs for CKD are warranted, despite a lack of randomized trials.
- These programs can integrate CKD management with prevalent chronic diseases.
- Integrated management offers clinical and cost-effective benefits for CKD and cardiovascular disease.
Abstract:
The aims of this paper are to examine whether early detection programs are needed to assist in detecting and managing chronic kidney disease (CKD). It draws on existing material which indicates that CKD and its precursor risk factors or illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus and HIV infection are very clearly major challenges faced by health systems worldwide. This paper evaluates whether CKD meets the epidemiological criteria to justify early screening. More compelling evidence is becoming available which indicates that the prevalence of CKD is significant in both developing and developed countries and that CKD can be easily detected and treated with only small changes to existing practice and this may be improved through screening programs. A brief evaluation of the challenges of establishing early detection programs is provided, as well as an examination of the capacity which exists for establishing such programs. It concludes that, despite the lack of randomized studies, these programs appear to provide an opportunity to integrate CKD management with common chronic illnesses and, through this approach, provide clinical and cost-effective management of both CKD and cardiovascular disease.
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