Association between primary care physician–nephrologist collaboration and clinical outcomes in patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease: a JOINT-KD cohort study
Our findings suggest that primary care physician-nephrologist collaboration in the management of stage 5 CKD is not associated with delayed dialysis initiation but is associated with a lower risk of infection-related hospitalization, indicating the potential benefits of primary care physician-nephrologist collaboration in stage 5 CKD.
Authors
- Hideaki Shimizu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0174-5947)
- Yoshifumi Sugiyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8522-6935)
- Masahiko Yazawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3907-5347)
- Yoshihiko Raita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5805-9369)
- Hiroo Kawarazaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2978-1261)
- Takuya Aoki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8232-2155)
- Yosuke Saka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4167-7654)
- Masato Matsushima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1031-9096)
- Sho Sasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6744-5931)
- Hiroki Nishiwaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7365-7685)
- Minoru Murakami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0435-7106)
- Yoshihiro Nakamura
Institutions
- Jikei University School of Medicine (JP)
- Fukushima Medical University (JP)
- St. Marianna University School of Medicine (JP)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Chubu Rosai Hospital (JP)
- Teikyo University Hospital (JP)
- Kasugai Municipal Hospital (JP)
- Saku Central Hospital (JP)
- Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital (JP)
- Kyoto University Hospital (JP)
- SHOWA Medical University Fujigaoka Hospital (JP)
- Daido University (JP)
- Nagoya University (JP)
- Teikyo University (JP)
- National Patient Safety Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nephrology
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40620-025-02299-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43
Funders
- Jikei University School of Medicine