Communication Skills and Decision Making for Elderly Patients With Advanced Kidney Disease: A Guide for Nephrologists

As we all know, elderly patients comprise the most rapidly growing population initiating dialysis therapy. This review provides nephrologists with the palliative skills that can help care for this patients and aid in dialysis treatment decisions as well as decisions regarding overall goals of care.   : CKD in Elderly Patients Managed without Dialysis: Survival, Symptoms, and Quality of Life The Ethics of End-of-Life Care for Patients with ESRD Factors influencing patient choice of dialysis versus conservative care to treat end-stage kidney disease
Source: Nephrology Now - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Clinical Nephrology Source Type: research