Kidney disease: Improving global outcomes (KDIGO) glomerulonephritis work group. KDIGO clinical practice guideline for glomerulonephritis

Daniel C. Cattran, John Feehally, H. Terence Cook, Zhi Hong Liu, Fernando C. Fervenza, Sergio A. Mezzano, Jürgen Floege, Patrick H. Nachman, Debbie S. Gipson, Manuel Praga, Richard J. Glassock, Jai Radhakrishnan, Elisabeth M. Hodson, Brad H. Rovin, Vivekanand Jha, Stéphan Troyanov, Philip Kam Tao Li, Jack F.M. Wetzels

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Abstract

The 2011 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice Guideline for Glomerulonephritis (GN) aims to assist practitioners caring for adults and children with GN. Guideline development followed an explicit process of evidence review and appraisal. The guideline contains chapters on various glomerular diseases: steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome in children; steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in children; minimal-change disease; idiopathic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; idiopathic membranous nephropathy; membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis; infection-related glomerulonephritis; IgA nephropathy; Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis; lupus nephritis; pauci-immune focal and segmental necrotizing glomerulonephritis; and anti-lomerular basement membrane antibody glomerulonephritis. Treatment approaches are addressed in each chapter and guideline recommendations are based on systematic reviews of relevant trials. Appraisal of the quality of the evidence and the strength of recommendations followed the GRADE approach. Limitations of the evidence are discussed and specific suggestions are provided for future research.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)139-274
Number of pages136
JournalKidney International Supplements
Volume2
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Clinical Practice Guideline
  • KDIGO
  • evidence-based recommendation
  • glomerulonephritis
  • nephrotic syndrome
  • systematic review

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