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Table 4 Estimated population level referral rates for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany and the corresponding cost

From: Referral criteria for chronic kidney disease: implications for disease management and healthcare expenditure—analysis of a population-based sample

Guideline (year)

Eligible for referral by age category n (%)

Referral cost (€a)

Total cost (€a)

 

Aged < 60

Aged ≥ 60

Aged < 60

Aged ≥ 60

 

DGfN/DGIM (2015)

2,703 (0.4)

83,849 (16.5)

71,953.86

2,314,232.40

2,386,186.26

KDIGO (2012)

2,703 (0.4)

77,751 (15.3)

71,953.86

2,145,927.60

2,217,881.46

NICE (2014)

2,027 (0.3)

53,866 (10.6)

53,958.74

1,486,701.60

1,540,660.34

DEGAM (2019)

2,703 (0.4)

49,293 (9.7)

71,953.86

1,360,486.80

1,432,440.66

  1. aEstimates based on 675,871 people < 60 years old; 508,177 ≥ 60 years old, and a single specialist nephrologist consultation per person, excluding laboratory tests and imaging; €26.62/consultation for patients < 60 years, €27.60/consultation for patients ≥ 60 years
  2. DGfN/DGIM German Society of Nephrology/German Society of Internal Medicine, KDIGO Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes, NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, DEGAM German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians
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