Provision of renal care for patients with end stage kidney disease in persistent vegetative state, in United Arab Emirates: a national survey of renal physicians

Provision of renal care for patients with end stage kidney disease in persistent vegetative state, in United Arab Emirates: a national survey of renal physicians

Patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) with severely impaired cognitive function have no survival benefit from dialysis. We therefore undertook a survey to explore the renal physicians’ practices of withholding and withdrawal of dialysis treatment in vegetative state patients in the United Ar...

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Main Authors: Fayez Ebrahim Alshamsi, Ahmed Chaaban, Mona Alrukhaimi, Bassam Bernieh, Omran Bakoush
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Libyan Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Nephrology
dialysis
persistent vegetative state
palliative care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19932820.2018.1490610

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19932820.2018.1490610

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