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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Kidney Disease in Diabetic Patients: From Pathophysiology to Pharmacological Aspects with a Focus on Therapeutic Inertia.

Guido Gembillo, Ylenia Ingrasciotta, Salvatore Crisafulli, Nicoletta Luxi, Rossella Siligato, Domenico Santoro, Gianluca Trifirò

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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53citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
9.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Fatigue in Hemodialysis Patients: A Comparative Analysis with Healthy Controls.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Guido GembilloUnit of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4823-9910
Ylenia IngrasciottaDepartment of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9549-6111
Salvatore CrisafulliDepartment of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Nicoletta LuxiDepartment of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37100 Verona, Italy.
Rossella SiligatoUnit of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7320-7019
Domenico SantoroUnit of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Gianluca TrifiròDepartment of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37100 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1147-7296
University of Messina · ITUniversity of Verona · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus represents a growing concern, both for public economy and global health. In fact, it can lead to insidious macrovascular and microvascular complications, impacting negatively on patients' quality of life. Diabetic patients often present diabetic kidney disease (DKD), a burdensome complication that can be silent for years. The average time of onset of kidney impairment in diabetic patients is about 7-10 years. The clinical impact of DKD is dangerous not only for the risk of progression to end-stage renal disease and therefore to renal replacement therapies, but also because of the associated increase in cardiovascular events. An early recognition of risk factors for DKD progression can be decisive in decreasing morbidity and mortality. DKD presents patient-related, clinician-related, and system-related issues. All these problems are translated into therapeutic inertia, which is defined as the failure to initiate or intensify therapy on time according to evidence-based clinical guidelines. Therapeutic inertia can be resolved by a multidisciplinary pool of healthcare experts. The timing of intensification of treatment, the transition to the best therapy, and dietetic strategies must be provided by a multidisciplinary team, driving the patients to the glycemic target and delaying or overcoming DKD-related complications. A timely nephrological evaluation can also guarantee adequate information to choose the right renal replacement therapy at the right time in case of renal impairment progression.

Indexed as

Blood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NephropathiesDisease ProgressionHumansKidneyKidney Failure, ChronicQuality of LifeRisk FactorsBlood Glucoseantidiabetic drugsdiabetesdiabetic kidney diseasediabetic nephropathyend-stage renal diseasetherapeutic inertia

Identifiers

PMID34062938
PMCPMC8124790
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