Patient Care Gaps Prior to Maintenance Dialysis Initiation: A Population-Based Retrospective Study

Author:

Molnar Amber O.1234ORCID,Nash Danielle M.35,Emblem Jennifer6,Bota Sarah35,McArthur Eric35ORCID,Luo Bin35,Liu Yaqing6,Garg Amit X.357ORCID,Blake Peter G.567,Brimble K. Scott126

Affiliation:

1. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

2. St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada

3. ICES, ON, Canada

4. Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

5. Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, ON, Canada

6. Ontario Renal Network, Ontario Health, Toronto, Canada

7. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada

Abstract

Background: Guidelines in Ontario, Canada, recommend timely referral for multidisciplinary kidney care to facilitate planned dialysis initiation. Many patients do not receive recommended multidisciplinary kidney care prior to dialysis. Objective: To better understand why this gap in pre-dialysis care exists, we conducted a study to describe the pathways by which patients initiate maintenance dialysis. Design: A retrospective cohort study. Setting: Population-based, using health care administrative databases from Ontario, Canada. Patients: Adults initiating maintenance dialysis from April 2016 to March 2019. Measurements and methods: Patients were grouped based on whether they received recommended multidisciplinary kidney care prior to dialysis initiation (at least 1 year of care with at least 2 visits). For those who did not receive recommended care, we grouped patients as having no identified care gap or into the following groups: (1) lack of timely chronic kidney disease (CKD) screening, (2) late nephrology referral (<1 year), or (3) late or no referral for multidisciplinary kidney care among patients followed by a nephrologist for at least 1 year. Results: A total of 9216 patients were included with a mean (standard deviation) age of 66 (15) years, and 61.5% were male. Of the total, 896 (9.7%) patients died, 7671 (83.2%) remained on dialysis at 90 days, and 649 (7.0%) had stopped dialysis due to kidney function recovery within 90 days. Of the 9216 patients, 5434 (59%) had not received recommended multidisciplinary kidney care. Among those without recommended care, there were 2251 (41.4%) patients with no identified care gaps, 1351 (24.9%) patients with a lack of timely CKD screening, 359 (6.6%) patients with late nephrology referral, and 1473 (27.1%) patients with late or no referral for multidisciplinary kidney care. Limitations: We could not determine if patients were referred but declined multidisciplinary kidney care. Conclusions: More than half of patients had not received recommended multidisciplinary kidney care. Many patients experienced an acute decline in kidney function, which may not be preventable, but in others, there were missed opportunities for CKD screening or early referral to nephrology, or at the level of nephrology practice for early referral for multidisciplinary care. This work could be used to inform policies aimed at improving increased uptake of multidisciplinary kidney care prior to dialysis.

Funder

Ontario Health

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Nephrology

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