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Nephrologist referrals of older patients with chronic kidney disease in Singapore: a cross-sectional study.
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- Determinants of polydoctoring among patients with multimorbidity: a Nationwide Longitudinal Fixed-Effects Study in Japan.Family medicine and community health · 2026Article
- Clinical and Financial Impacts of Late Referral in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Navigating the Global Economic Landscape of Dialysis: A Summary of Expert Opinions from The 4th International Congress of Chinese Nephrologists.Kidney diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) is common in the older population. By 2035, approximately one-quarter of Singapore residents are expected to have CKD. Many of these patients are not referred to nephrologists.
aimTo compare the characteristics of older patients (aged ≥65 years) with CKD stage ≥3B in the referral and non-referral groups. DESIGN & SETTINGS: A cross-sectional study in the primary care organisation National University Polyclinics (NUP), Singapore.
methodRetrospective data were extracted from the electronic health records of patients with CKD (aged ≥65 years) with CKD stage ≥3B.
resultsFrom 1 January-31 December 2018, a total of 1536 patients aged ≥65 years were diagnosed with CKD stage ≥3B (non-referral group = 1179 versus referral group = 357). The mean patient age in the non-referral group (78.4 years) was older than that in the referral group (75.9 years) (
conclusionThis study demonstrates that there is a considerable number of older patients with CKD exclusively managed in the primary care setting (
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