CARI - Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment

The CARI guidelines are now divided into three disease stages - Dialysis; Chronic Kidney Disease; and Transplantation. Each guideline comprises various subtopics and their recommendations.

The status of the different guidelines are outlined below:

Chronic Kidney Disease Guidelines	Status
Prevention of Progression of Kidney Disease	Published April 2006 & Feb 2007
Nutrition and Growth in Kidney Disease	Published Dec 2005
Cardiovascular Risk Factors	Published Dec 2005
Vitamin D, Calcimimetics and Phosphate Binders	Published April 2006
Urine Protein as Diagnostic Test	Published Oct 2004
Evaluation of Renal Function	Published Oct 2005
Kidney Stones	Published Feb 2007
Renal Vasculitis	Published Aug 2008
Dialysis Guidelines	Status
Acceptance onto Dialysis	Published Mar 2000 & Oct 2005
Biochemical and Haematological Targets	Published April 2006
Dialysis Adequacy	Published Oct 2005
Evidence for Peritonitis Treatment and Prophylaxis	Published Oct 2004
Vascular Access	Published Mar 2000 & Aug 2008
Transplantation Guidelines	Status
Deceased Kidney Donor Suitability	Published Oct 2005
CMV Disease and Kidney Transplantation	Published Oct 2004
Calcineurin Inhibitors in Renal Transplantation	Published Feb 2007
Living Kidney Donors	Under development

The CARI Guidelines process includes the revision of guidelines every three years to incorporate the latest evidence and keep guidelines relevant.

As updating is completed, the finalised guidelines will be published in the journal 'Nephrology'. A number of these publications are planned for 2007/8. Please note that guidelines developed before 2004 were created according to a different process to the current one, and have not been peer reviewed.

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