Chronic kidney disease in adults--UK guidelines for identification, management and referral.

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 6 The need for guidelines on chronic kidney disease.................................................................................... 6 Methodology of guideline development ..................................................................................................... 6 Identification and grading of the evidence ................................................................................................ 6 Membership ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Conflicts of interest.................................................................................................................................... 9 Consultation process ............................................................................................................................... 10 The need for UK guidelines ..................................................................................................................... 10 Implementation ........................................................................................................................................ 11 The difference between “targets”, “standards” and “intervention thresholds”............................... 12 Applicability............................................................................................................................................. 12 Revision .............................................................................................................................................. 13