Comments on ‘KDIGO 2012 clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and management of chronic kidney disease’

To the Editor: ‘KDIGO 2012 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease’1 fills a gap, now including very recent and new insights into the diagnosis and therapy of chronic renal disease. The structured presentation emphasizes this in various chapters coherently, including pediatric considerations. It is to be expected that these guidelines will represent the future basis for quick information on chronic kidney disease and not only for nephrologists. As happens in such an extensive overview, some well-known but older observations may have been lost owing to the quantity of new data, and in my opinion some statements are painfully missed for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease.