Renal association commentary on the KDIGO (2017) clinical practice guideline update for the diagnosis, evaluation, prevention, and treatment of CKD-MBD

BMC Nephrol. 2018 Sep 20;19(1):240. doi: 10.1186/s12882-018-1037-8.

Abstract

This report comments on the relevance and utility of the recently published (2017) KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline Update for the diagnosis, evaluation, prevention and treatment of mineral bone disease in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD-MBD) with respect to UK clinical practice. This document replaces all previously published Renal Association guidelines on the topic.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / diagnosis*
  • Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / epidemiology
  • Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / methods
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / standards
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology