The Permanente journal · 2019
Feasibility of a Telemedicine-Administered, Pharmacist-Staffed, Protocol-Driven, Multicenter Program for Kidney Stone Prevention in a Large Integrated Health Care System: Results of a Pilot Program.
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Gasparini Mark E, Chang Toby W, St Lezin Mark, Skerry John E, Chan Andy, Ramaswamy Krishna A
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INTRODUCTION: Despite guidelines for prevention of recurrent renal calculi, routine dietary modification and metabolic evaluation are often not performed.
OBJECTIVE: To determine feasibility of a multicenter, pharmacist-staffed program to enroll patients at high risk of recurrent kidney stones and provide dietary instruction, metabolic evaluation, and medical therapy via telemedicine.
METHODS: A total of 536 consecutive adult patients were referred from 3 Northern California Kaiser Permanente facilities. We determined the proportion of patients who enrolled, received dietary counseling, and completed metabolic evaluation at 12 months. The program was staffed by a clinical pharmacist and supervised by urologists following a protocol based on the American Urological Association guidelines. Patients were contacted entirely via telemedicine. Cystine or struvite kidney stones, renal tubular acidosis, and primary hyperoxaluria were exclusion criteria.
RESULTS: Of the 536 patients, 500 agreed to enrollment. Among patients enrolled for 3 months, 99% self-reported compliance with at least 3 of 5 aspects of dietary advice. A complete metabolic evaluation including 24-hour urine collection was performed in 80% of patients by 12 months. A significant improvement in all urinary parameters occurred in 52 patients with calcium stones who repeated 24-hour urine testing. The 12-month dropout rate was 12.4%.
CONCLUSION: A telemedicine-administered, pharmacist-staffed, protocol-driven program can provide dietary advice and obtain compliance with metabolic testing for patients at high risk of recurrent kidney stones. Rates of metabolic testing and dropout compare favorably with previously reported rates. This report represents, to our knowledge, the first telemedicine-administered, pharmacist-staffed, kidney stone prevention program published in the literature.
OBJECTIVE: To determine feasibility of a multicenter, pharmacist-staffed program to enroll patients at high risk of recurrent kidney stones and provide dietary instruction, metabolic evaluation, and medical therapy via telemedicine.
METHODS: A total of 536 consecutive adult patients were referred from 3 Northern California Kaiser Permanente facilities. We determined the proportion of patients who enrolled, received dietary counseling, and completed metabolic evaluation at 12 months. The program was staffed by a clinical pharmacist and supervised by urologists following a protocol based on the American Urological Association guidelines. Patients were contacted entirely via telemedicine. Cystine or struvite kidney stones, renal tubular acidosis, and primary hyperoxaluria were exclusion criteria.
RESULTS: Of the 536 patients, 500 agreed to enrollment. Among patients enrolled for 3 months, 99% self-reported compliance with at least 3 of 5 aspects of dietary advice. A complete metabolic evaluation including 24-hour urine collection was performed in 80% of patients by 12 months. A significant improvement in all urinary parameters occurred in 52 patients with calcium stones who repeated 24-hour urine testing. The 12-month dropout rate was 12.4%.
CONCLUSION: A telemedicine-administered, pharmacist-staffed, protocol-driven program can provide dietary advice and obtain compliance with metabolic testing for patients at high risk of recurrent kidney stones. Rates of metabolic testing and dropout compare favorably with previously reported rates. This report represents, to our knowledge, the first telemedicine-administered, pharmacist-staffed, kidney stone prevention program published in the literature.