Abstract: Objectives  To establish a practical method to improve compliance of the academic guidelines in dialysis units in Beijing.  Methods  Quantitative scoring strategy was built up based on the practicable clinical parameters and the guidelines from other countries. The rate of compliance with the guidelines and the rate of guideline performance during the period from 2014 to 2020 were calculated using the data from the database in Beijing Blood Purification Quality Control and Improvement Center. The dialysis units were then ranked according to the total scores of compliance rate and guideline performance rate.  Results  Eight clinical parameters were incorporated in the quantitative scoring strategy: hemoglobin, serum albumin, ferritin, calcium, phosphorus, iPTH, URR, and Kt/V. After implementation of the strategy for 5 years, the compliance and performance rates for hemoglobin (from 58.7% to 79.7%, χ2=18.339, P=0.005), serum albumin (from 82.2% to 85.6%,  χ2=0.253, P=0.615), ferritin (from 47.5% to 63.4%,  χ2=8.935, P=0.003), calcium ( χ2=5.113, P=0.024), phosphorus (from 41.7% to 47.6%),  and iPTH (from 28.2% to 35.3%,  χ2=2.037, P=0.153) increased steadily, but URR and Kt/V were slightly reduced in spite of their appropriate guideline performance.  Conclusions  The quantitative scoring strategy is a simple and practicable tool for administration and management of blood purification quality control and improvement.

Key words:  Hemodialysis, Quality control, Clinical practice, Quantitative scoring