Non-dialysis care: An important component of care for elderly individuals with advanced stages of chronic kidney disease

Nephron - Clinical Practice

Volumn 119, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Jassal, Sarbjit V ^a   Kelman, Elizabeth E ^a   Watson, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservative care; Maximal conservative management; Non dialysis care; Non dialytic treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DEATH; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NON DIALYSIS CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGIOUS GROUP; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SURVIVAL RATE; TEAM BUILDING; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UREMIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; ANTIEMETICS; ANTIPRURITICS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEMATINICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREJUDICE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 80051739257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16602110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000328017     Document Type: Article

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