METHODS
Selection criteria
Guidelines defined as ‘systematically developed statements to assist
practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for
specific clinical circumstances’13 and consensus statements that primarily
focussed on the prevention, detection, and management of
early chronic kidney disease (stages 1–3; defined as >30 mL/min per
1.73 m2
) were included. Non-English publications were included if
resources for translation were available. Guidelines relevant to late
stages 4–5 CKD such as, bone mineral disease, anaemia or renal
replacement therapy, draft unpublished guidelines, previous guideline
versions, clinical protocols and research articles were excluded.