Prescribing quality in secondary care patients with different stages of chronic kidney disease: A retrospective study in the Netherlands

Objectives Insight in the prescribing quality for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in secondary care is limited. The aim of this study is to assess the prescribing quality in secondary care patients with CKD stages 3-5 and possible differences in quality between CKD stages. Design This was a retrospective cohort study. Setting Data were collected at two university (n=569 and n=845) and one non-university nephrology outpatient clinic (n=1718) in the Netherlands. Participants Between March 2015 and August 2016, data were collected from patients with stages 3a-5 CKD seen at the clinics.... Mehr ...