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Table 4 Medical treatment according to late and early nephrology referral

From: The importance of early referral for the treatment of chronic kidney disease: a Danish nationwide cohort study

Prescriptions filled 2 years to 16 weeks before RRT start

Late referralsan=1727

Early referralsbn=2768

P value

≥1 prescription of alfacalcidol, n (%)

100 (6%)

1129 (41%)

<.001

Patients treated with alfacalcidolc, n (%)

82 (5%)

841 (30%)

<.001

≥1 prescription of RAS blocking agents, n (%)

636 (37%)

1792 (65%)

<.001

Patients treated with RAS blocking agents d, n (%)

548 (32%)

1567 (57%)

<.001

≥1 prescription of NSAIDs, n (%)

485 (28%)

712 (26%)

.08

Patients treated with NSAIDse, n (%)

166 (10%)

188 (7%)

<.001

  1. Abbreviations: RRT, renal replacement therapy; RAS, renin-angiotensin system; DDD, defined daily dose.
  2. aLate referrals: Course in a nephrology department ≤ 16 weeks.
  3. bEarly referrals: Course in a nephrology department > 16 weeks.
  4. cA minimum of 1:3 of the time (206 days) covered by a mean of 0.25 μg of alfacalcidol.
  5. dA minimum of 1:3 of the time (206 days) covered by a mean of ½ DDD of RAS inhibitor.
  6. eA minimum of 16 % of the time (100 days) covered with a mean of one DDD of NSAID.
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BMC Nephrology

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