Thoughts on the start and withdrawal of dialysis;Reflexiones sobre la entrada y la retirada de diálisis

Nefrologia

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 758-763

  Sánchez Tomero, José A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Paliative care; Withdrawing dialysis; Withholding dialysis

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE COURSE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVING WILL; NEPHROLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; TRENDS;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMOTIONS; EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL FUTILITY; NEPHROLOGY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84889005248     PISSN: 02116995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3265/Nefrologia.pre2013.Jul.12053     Document Type: Article

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