A national study of practice patterns in UK renal units in the use of dialysis and conservative kidney management to treat people aged 75 years and over with chronic kidney failure

A national study of practice patterns in UK renal units in the use of dialysis and conservative kidney management to treat people aged 75 years and over with chronic kidney failure

Background: Conservative kidney management (CKM) is recognised as an alternative to dialysis for a significant number of older adults with multimorbid stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD5). However, little is known about the way CKM is delivered or how it is perceived. Aim: To determine the practice...

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Main Authors: Paul Roderick, Hugh Rayner, Sarah Tonkin-Crine, Ikumi Okamoto, Caroline Eyles, Geraldine Leydon, Miriam Santer, Jonathan Klein, Guiqing Lily Yao, Fliss Murtagh, Ken Farrington, Fergus Caskey, Charles Tomson, Fiona Loud, Emma Murphy, Robert Elias, Roger Greenwood, Donal O’Donoghue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2015-04-01
Series:Health Services and Delivery Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr03120

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