Impact of COVID‐19 on the worsening crisis of chronic kidney disease: the imperative to fund early detection is now
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- 6 March 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Internal Medicine Journal
- Vol. 52 (4) , 680-682
Abstract
The number of Australians affected by kidney disease will increase as the impacts of COVID-19 infection on kidney health are realised. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) imposes significant health and economic burdens from dialysis costs, loss of employment, premature death and increased admissions to hospital. Screening for kidney disease must be integrated into post-COVID-19 care; however, currently there is no reimbursement for kidney health checks in primary care. Early detection can reduce the progression of CKD by as much as 50% and thus the imperative to fund the Kidney Health Check is now.Keywords
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