Open AccessMultidisciplinary Team Care May Slow the Rate of Decline in Renal Function
Author(s) -
Elizabeth A. Bayliss,
Bharati Bhardwaja,
Colleen Ross,
Arne Beck,
Diane M. Lanese
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.06610810
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrology , kidney disease , referral , renal function , population , health care , cohort , diabetes mellitus , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , family medicine , endocrinology , environmental health , economics , economic growth
A multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach to chronic kidney disease (CKD) may help optimize care of CKD and comorbidities. We implemented an MDT quality improvement project for persons with stage 3 CKD and comorbid diabetes and/or hypertension. Our objective was to decrease the rate of decline of GFR.