International variation in classification of dialysis withdrawal: A systematic review

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 625-635

  Murphy, Emma ^a,b   Germain, Michael J ^c   Cairns, Hugh ^d   Higginson, Irene J ^b   Murtagh, Fliss E M ^b,d  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dialysis withdrawal; Epidemiology; Mortality; Palliative care; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED STATES; UREMIA; VALIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MORTALITY; RENAL DIALYSIS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84895745166     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft458     Document Type: Article

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