When enough is enough: The nephrologist's responsibility in ordering dialysis treatments

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 135-143

  Germain, Michael J ^a,d   Davison, Sara N ^b   Moss, Alvin H ^c  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic kidney disease (CKD); conservative management; dialysis; elderly; End stage renal disease (ESRD); ethics; palliative care; supportive care; withholding treatment

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; NEPHROLOGIST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RESPONSIBILITY; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; NEPHROLOGY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 79959364230     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.03.019     Document Type: Article

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