What is the tertiary prevention of chronic kidney disease?

In order to clarify the tasks and objectives of prevention and treatment of chronic kidney disease at different stages, nephrologists put forward the concept of three-level prevention of chronic kidney disease. Primary prevention refers to the timely and effective treatment of existing acute kidney diseases or diseases that may cause kidney damage (such as diabetes, hypertension, etc.) to prevent the occurrence of chronic kidney diseases.

Secondary prevention refers to timely treatment of patients with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease, delaying the progress of chronic kidney disease and preventing uremia.

Tertiary prevention refers to taking timely treatment measures for uremia patients to prevent and reverse some serious complications of uremia, such as acute left heart failure, uremia encephalopathy, hyperkalemia, gastrointestinal bleeding and serious infection. Because these complications often endanger the lives of patients and are often the main cause of death.