Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) chronische nierschade
Conditions
Interventions
2. Control practices consult in their usual way (by phone).
1. Intervention practices use Telenephrology to consult a nephrologist
Sponsors
Department of Primary and Community Care
Radboud University Medical Centre
huispost 117,Postbus 9101
6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. General practices and nephrology practices; 2. Patients older than 18 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Practices that already use Telenephrology; 2. Patients with acute nephrologic disease, that need referral the same day; 3. Patients unable to give informed consent for the use of Telenephrology.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of referrals to nephrologist care. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Number of consultations of nephrologists; 2. ICPC coding of patients with CKD; 3. Number and height of known blood pressures in patients with CKD; 4. Metabolic parameters in patients with CKD; 5. Newly found patients with CKD; 6. Number of consultations and referrals in newly found patients with CKD; 7. Costs and profits of Telenephrology. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactWJC Grauw de
Universitair Medisch Centrum Nijmegen Afdeling Huisartsgeneeskunde, code HAG 117 postbus 9101
Outcome results
None listed