Why do physicians prescribe dialysis? A prospective questionnaire study.

James Goya HeafAivars PetersonsBaiba VernereMaija HeiroJohan V PovlsenAnette Bagger SørensenMai RosenbergNiels LøkkegaardFabiola Alonso-GarciaJan Dominik KampmannNaomi ClyneElse RandersOlof HeimburgerBengt Lindholm

Published in: PloS one (2017)

DI was prescribed mainly based on clinical reasons in accordance with current recommendations while low renal function accounted for only 19% of primary reasons for DI. There are considerable differences in physicians´ stated motivations for DI, related to their age, clinical experience and interpretation of biochemical variables. These differences may be an independent factor in the clinical treatment of patients, with consequences for the risk of unplanned DI.

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