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Acute kidney injury: electronic alerts in primary care - findings from a large population cohort

Holmes, Jennifer, Allen, Nicholas, Roberts, Gethin, Geen, John, Williams, John D. and Phillips, Aled Owain ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9744-7113 2017. Acute kidney injury: electronic alerts in primary care - findings from a large population cohort. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine 110 (9) , pp. 577-582. 10.1093/qjmed/hcx080

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Abstract

Background: Electronic reporting of AKI has been used to aid early AKI recognition although its relevance to CA-AKI and primary care has not been described. Aims: We described the characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients with CA-AKI, and AKI identified in primary care (PC-AKI) through AKI e-Alerts. Design: A prospective national cohort study was undertaken to collect data on all e-alerts representing adult CA-AKI. Method: The study utilised the biochemistry based AKI electronic (e)-alert system that is established across the Welsh National Health Service. Results: 28.8% of the 22,723 CA-AKI e-alerts were classified as PC-AKI. Ninety-day mortality was 24.0% and lower for PC-AKI vs. non-primary care (non-PC) CA-AKI. Hospitalisation was 22.3% for PC-AKI and associated with greater disease severity, higher mortality, but better renal outcomes (non-recovery: 18.1% vs. 21.6%; progression of pre-existing CKD: 40.5% vs. 58.3%). 49.1% of PC-AKI had a repeat test within seven days, 42.5% between seven and ninety days, and 8.4% was not repeated within ninety days. There was significantly more non-recovery (24.0% vs. 17.9%) and progression of pre-existing CKD (63.3% vs. 47.0%) in patients with late repeated measurement of renal function compared to those with early repeated measurement of renal function. Conclusion: The data demonstrate the clinical utility of AKI e-alerts in primary care. We recommend that a clinical review, or referral together with a repeat measurement of renal function within seven days should be considered an appropriate response to AKI e-alerts in primary care.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Biosciences
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 1460-2725
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 10 May 2017
Date of Acceptance: 6 April 2017
Last Modified: 14 Nov 2023 14:16
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/100044

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