Why do physicians prescribe dialysis? A prospective questionnaire study.

Why do physicians prescribe dialysis? A prospective questionnaire study.

The incidence of unplanned dialysis initiation (DI) with consequent increased comorbidity, mortality and reduced modality choice remains high, but the optimal timing of dialysis initiation (DI) remains controversial, and there is a lack of studies of specific reasons for DI. We investigated why and...

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Main Authors: James Heaf, Aivars Petersons, Baiba Vernere, Maija Heiro, Johan V Povlsen, Anette Bagger Sørensen, Mai Rosenberg, Niels Løkkegaard, Fabiola Alonso-Garcia, Jan Dominik Kampmann, Naomi Clyne, Else Randers, Olof Heimburger, Bengt Lindholm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5737975?pdf=render

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