From curing to caring: One character change makes a world of difference. Issues related to withholding/withdrawing renal replacement therapy (RRT) from patients with important co-morbidities

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 536-540

  Van Biesen, Wim ^a   Lameire, Norbert ^a   Veys, Nic ^a   Vanderhaegen, Bert ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Co morbidity; Ethics; Renal replacement therapy; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARE AND CARING; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; HEALING; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE; UREMIA;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RENAL DIALYSIS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 1342285007     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfg539     Document Type: Editorial

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