What is the purpose of the KDIGO document?
The purpose of the KDIGO document is to provide guidelines for the management of kidney disease and to help health care professionals make informed decisions regarding the care of their patients. It is not intended to define a standard of care and should not be interpreted as prescribing an exclusive course of management. Variations in practice will inevitably and appropriately occur when clinicians consider the needs of individual patients, available resources, and limitations unique to an institution or type of practice. Health care professionals using these recommendations should decide how to apply them to their own clinical practice.