Kidney Failure Risk (5 yr) Calculator

We have introduced the Kidney Failure Risk (5 yr) Calculator to assist you in predicting the two and five year probability of kidney failure for patients with CKD stages 3 to 5.

Accessing the Kidney Failure Risk (5 yr) Calculator

From Consultation Manager, select Vision+ from the floating toolbar and select Calculators - Other - Kidney Failure Risk (5 yr):

The Kidney Failure Risk (5 yr) Calculator displays:

Using the Kidney Failure Risk (5 yr) Calculator

Home Tab

From the Home tab:

• Save & Close - Select to save both the calculator and the generated score to the patient's record.

• Show Indicators - Select to display the patient's Alert Indicator.

• Indicator Logic - Select to display the rules behind the calculator.

• Default Date - Defaults to today, update if required by entering a new date or selecting from the calendar.

• Previous Tab / Next Tab - Moves between the Calculator tabs.

Calculator Tabs

Select from:

• History - Displays the clinical information from the patient's record.

  See Viewing the History Tab for more information.

• Kidney Failure Risk - If the patient meets the qualifying criteria this tab displays the patient's 5 year Kidney Failure Risk score and the values used for the calculation:

  

If the patient does not meet the qualifying criteria an ERROR displays detailing the missing criteria:

• Unable to calculate risk score - No ACR value, or ACR = 0:

  

• Unable to calculate risk score - No Creatinine value available:

  

• Unable to calculate risk score - eGFR > 59:

  

Completing the Calculator

To complete the Kidney Failure Risk (5 yr) Calculator and generate a score for your patient:

1. Any relevant data from the patient record automatically populates.
2. Select Save & Close to save the calculator and generated score to the patient's record:

   

3. The appropriate clinical term saves to the patient's record: