Journal article
Metabolic acidosis is undertreated and underdiagnosed: a retrospective cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend treatment of metabolic acidosis (MA) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the diagnosis and treatment rates in real-world settings are unknown. We investigated the frequency of MA treatment and diagnosis in patients with CKD.
METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, we examined administrative health data from two US databases [Optum's de-identified Integrated Claims + Clinical Electronic Health …
Authors
Whitlock RH; Ferguson TW; Komenda P; Rigatto C; Collister D; Bohm C; Reaven NL; Funk SE; Tangri N
Journal
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Vol. 38, No. 6, pp. 1477–1486
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
May 31, 2023
DOI
10.1093/ndt/gfac299
ISSN
0931-0509