Early referral of Type 2 diabetic patients: are we ready for the assault?

被引:17
作者
Piccoli, GB
Grassi, G
Mezza, E
Cai, M
Izcuzzo, C
Bechis, F
Biancone, L
Jeantet, A
Dani, F
Perin, PC
Segoloni, GP
机构
[1] Univ Turin, Azienda Osped San Giovanni Battista Citta Torino, UOADU Nefrol Dialisi & Trapianto, Cattedra Nefrol,Dept Internal Med, I-10126 Turin, Italy
[2] Univ Turin, UOA Diabetol, Dept Internal Med, I-10124 Turin, Italy
关键词
end-stage renal disease; proteinuria; serum creatinine; Type; 2; diabetes;
D O I
10.1093/ndt/17.7.1241
中图分类号
R3 [基础医学]; R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1001 ; 1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Background. Elderly diabetics on dialysis are dramatically increasing in number. Their late referral reduces efficacy of therapeutic interventions. early referral is fundamental for their survival on dialysis. However, need for nephrological follow-up in case of early referral is not assessed. The objective was to define the need for follow-up in the nephrology setting of Type 2 diabetics, according to the early referral criteria of serum creatinine greater than or equal to1.5 mg/dl or macroproteinuria. Methods. The setting of the study was an outpatient diabetic care unit (University of Torino), where similar to25%, of the Type 2 diabetics of a 900 000-inhabitant city (Torino, Northern Italy) were followed. At the time of the study ( 1998-1999) the unit followed 5182 Type 2 diabetics whose serum creatinine and proteinuria were tested at least yearly. A total of 3826 prevalent and 478 incident patients with one or more analyses in the same laboratory were included in the study. Demographic data were not statistically different between selected and excluded patients. We calculated the stepwise need for nephrological follow-ups calculated according to our usual policy (4-12 evaluations/ year, on serum creatinine and proteinuria. and 30 min, evaluation). Results. The prevalence of increased serum creatinine and macroproteinuria was high (in the prevalent cohort: serum creatinine greater than or equal to1.5 mg, dl, proteinuria 0.3 g/day, 25.2%; serum creatinine greater than or equal to3 mg/dl, 1.2%; nephrotic proteinuria 3.4%). Projecting data to the entire unit, with adherence to our evaluation protocol, early nephrological follow-up of Type 2 diabetics requires similar to1300 h/year (one full-time nephrologist), five nephrologists are needed for our city, and 24 for the region (4350000 inhabitants). Conclusions. Early nephrological referral and follow-up of Type 2 diabetics is time consuming and expensive. Meeting the outpatient care needs of this critical cohort requires considerable resources.
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