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ReviewInternational journal of nephrology and renovascular disease2020

Current Management Strategies of Chronic Kidney Disease in Resource-Limited Countries.

Oluwatoyin Idaomeh Ameh, Udeme Ekrikpo, Aminu Bello, Ikechi Okpechi

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Review in International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Can a multidisciplinary approach slow renal progression in CKD patients?International journal of medical sciences · 2021
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  13. Framework of Guidelines for Management of CKD in Asia.Kidney international reports · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Oluwatoyin Idaomeh AmehDivision of Nephrology, Zenith Medical & Kidney Centre, Gudu, Abuja, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-1241-0432
Udeme EkrikpoRenal Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-3911-5564
Aminu BelloDivision of Nephrology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Ikechi OkpechiDivision of Nephrology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6545-9715

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence and prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney failure continues to increase worldwide, especially in resource-limited countries. Many countries in this category already have a massive burden of communicable diseases, as well as socio-economic and socio-demographic challenges. The rising CKD burden and exorbitant economic cost associated with treatment are mainly responsible for the alarming mortality rate associated with kidney disease in these regions. There is often poor risk factor (diabetes and hypertension) and CKD awareness in these countries and limited availability and affordability of treatment options. Given these observations, early disease detection and preventive measures remain the best options for disease management in resource-limited settings. Primary, secondary and tertiary preventive strategies need to be enhanced and should particularly include measures to increase awareness, regular assessment to detect hypertension, diabetes and albuminuria, options for early referral of identified patients to a nephrologist and options for conservative kidney management where kidney replacement therapies may not be available or indicated. Much is still needed to be done by governments in these regions, especially regarding healthcare funding, improving the primary healthcare systems and enhancing non-communicable disease detection and treatment programs as these will have effects on kidney care in these regions.

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chronic kidney diseaseearly detection and preventionearly referralkidney replacement therapyLMICsnon-communicable diseases

Identifiers

PMID33116755
PMCPMC7567536

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