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 practic...

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Main Authors: Roderick, Paul (Author), Rayner, Hugh (Author), Tonkin-Crine, Sarah (Author), Okamoto, Ikumi (Author), Eyles, Caroline (Author), Leydon, Geraldine M. (Author), Santer, Miriam (Author), Klein, Jonathan H. (Author), Yao, Guiqing Lily (Author), Murtagh, Fliss (Author), Farrington, Ken (Author), Caskey, Fergus (Author), Tomson, Charles (Author), Loud, Fiona (Author), Murphy, Emma (Author), Elias, Robert (Author), Greenwood, Roger (Author), O'Donoghue, Donal (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2015-04-10.
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