Annual frequency of monitoring in the virtual clinic (VC) compared to Royal College of Physicians / Royal College of General Practitioners guidelines and National Institute of Health and Care Excellence guidelines 2014
| NICE 2014 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eGFR | CKD Stage | RCP/RCGP 2006 | ACR <3 | ACR 3–30 | ACR >30 | Frequency of VC tests |
| >90 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 1 | >1 | |
| 60–89 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 1 | >1 | 2.27 |
| 45–59 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.77 |
| 30–45 | 3 | 2 | <2 | 2 | >2 | 4.35 |
| 15–30 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6.38 |
| <15 | 5 | 8.6 | 4 | >4 | >4 | 10.8 |
Observed VC monitoring frequency compared to frequency of monitoring of chronic kidney disease according to stage (NICE guidelines 2008 adopt the same advice as RCP/RCGP guidelines 2006. NICE 2014 based on KDIGO 2012 guidelines changed the recommended frequency of testing and included level of albuminuria as a factor. ACR = albumin to creatinine ratio mg/μmol