North American experience with Low protein diet for Non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease

BMC Nephrology

Table 3 Pilot survey of nephrologists from the Veterans Administration health system (based on 16 preliminary sets of responses)

Question 1: Do you recommend or practice LPD?		Question 2: Will you be interested in implementing and managing LPD?		Question 3: How to suggest implement LPD more effectively?
Never	13 %	No	25 %	Dedicated dietitian involvement needed	44 %
Rarely	56 %	Maybe	56 %	Need to improve patient adherence and education	19 %
Sometimes	25 %	Yes	19 %	Monitor protein intake including by 24-h urine	19 %
Frequently	6 %			Do not favor LPD	13 %
				Prioritize amino-acid and other supplements	6 %

Exact questions that were asked: Question 1: Do you recommend or implement Low Protein Diet (LPD) for conservative management of patients with moderate to advanced CKD, e.g. limiting daily dietary protein intake to 0.6-0.8 gram/kg/day? Question 2. Will you be interested in implementing and managing Low Protein Diet (LPD) for conservative management of CKD patients? Question 3. How do you suggest nephrologists can help implement more effectively Low Protein Diet (LPD) protocols for management of CKD patients?

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