Volume 1, Number 1, April 2008

Monitoring kidney function with eGFR
Donal O’Donoghue

We now know that around 8% of the adult population in England have chronic kidney disease (CKD) and that it is a major cardiovascular risk factor. Detection is the first step in improving outcome, followed by structured management. This has the potential to reduce the risk and improve the lives of millions of patients. Around 2.9 million people in the UK have moderate-to-severe kidney disease. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) can help to identify patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and improve the prevention and management of CKD. Primary care plays a key role in detecting CKD and in reducing risk in patients found to have impaired kidney function.

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