Kidney conditions: AKI register
Indicator
The practice establishes and maintains a register of all patients who have had an episode of AKI.
Indicator type
General practice indicator suitable for use in the Quality and Outcomes Framework.
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Rationale
Patients with a history of acute kidney injury (AKI) are at increased risk of a future episode. Establishing and maintaining a register of these patients is anticipated to have two key benefits: firstly, improvements in the diagnosis and recording of AKI for both hospital and community managed cases and secondly, increased awareness of these patients and their increased risk of a future episode of AKI in general practice.
Source guidance
Acute kidney injury: prevention, detection and management. NICE guideline NG148 (2019), recommendations 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.4.1 and 1.5.16
Specification
A register of patients with an episode of acute kidney injury.
Exclusions: Patients under 18 years old.
Minimum population: The indicator would be appropriate to assess performance at individual general practice level.
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