End of Life, Withdrawal, and Palliative Care Utilization among Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis Therapy.
Joy Chieh-Yu ChenBjorg ThorsteinsdottirLisa E VaughanMolly A FeelyRobert C AlbrightMacaulay OnuigboSuzanne M NorbyChristy L GossettMargaret M D'UscioAmy W WilliamsJohn J DillonLaTonya J HicksonPublished in: Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN (2018)
In this single-center study, the rate of hemodialysis withdrawals were twice the frequency previously described. Acute medical complications and frailty appeared to be driving factors. However, palliative care services were used in only a minority of patients.
Keyphrases
- palliative care
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- healthcare
- advanced cancer
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- liver failure
- risk factors
- stem cells
- respiratory failure
- intensive care unit
- hepatitis b virus
- patient reported outcomes
- cell therapy
- acute respiratory distress syndrome