Prevalence and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in Irish Primary Care Network

In 66 Irish primary care practices, laboratory-confirmed chronic kidney disease affected 19,382 of 468,534 adults, with age- and sex-standardised prevalence of 5.36%.

• Why it matters: CKD burden is substantial, and guideline-recommended early detection and treatment may improve outcomes, yet primary-care management remains improvable.
• What they did: Using CRADLE community EHRs, adults aged ≥20 years on 30 July 2025 were assessed for CKD via eGFR and/or uACR, with descriptive analyses of monitoring and guideline-directed medical therapy.
• The result: Within 12 months, follow-up eGFR testing reached 66.0% but uACR testing was 15.1%, dropping to 6.6% without T2DM; among GDMT-eligible patients, 64.0% received RAASi and 30.9% received SGLT2i, falling to 9.4% without T2DM or heart failure.

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