Referral to Nephrologists for Chronic Kidney Disease Care: Is Non-Diabetic Kidney Disease Ignored?

Abstract

Referring physicians should pay special attention to patients with non-diabetic kidney disease and patients with multiple comorbidities since delayed referral to nephrologists may result in poorer patient-related outcomes. Larger and long-term prospective studies analyzing the long-term consequences of late referral to nephrologists are needed.