Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease

Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease

Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 08/28/2012 09:08 AM EDT

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued today its final recommendation statement on screening for chronic kidney disease. To view the recommendation and the evidence on which it is based, please click here. A fact sheet that explains the final recommendation statement in plain language is also available on this Web page. The final recommendation can also be found in the August 28 online issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.

Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

This topic page summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for chronic kidney disease.

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Current Recommendation

Release Date: August 2012

• The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of routine screening for chronic kidney disease in asymptomatic adults.
  Grade: I Statement.

Supporting Documents

Supporting Document	Related Items
Recommendation Statement	Clinical Summary (PDF File, 34 KB; PDF Help)
	Consumer Fact Sheet (PDF File, 229 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Report (PDF File, 201 KB; PDF Help)	Comparative Effectiveness Review (PDF File, 7.5 MB; PDF Help)

Current as of August 2012

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Internet Citation:

Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease, Topic Page. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsckd.htm

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Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease