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Challenges with Providing Hospice Care for Patients Undergoing Long-Term Dialysis

Authors :
Douglas S. Johnson
Jane O. Schell
Source :
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2020.

Abstract

Older patients comprise the fastest growing population initiating dialysis. Many have coexisting conditions that affect their experience and survival. These patients spend their last days undergoing intensive therapies at a higher rate than with other life-limiting conditions. The majority of

Details

ISSN :
1555905X and 15559041
Volume :
16
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f96660eac43d66b4eef7f34eaa400e62
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2215/cjn.10710720