Open AccessCKD in Elderly Patients Managed without Dialysis
Author(s) -
Mark Brown,
Gemma Collett,
Elizabeth Josland,
Celine Foote,
Qiang Li,
Frank Brennan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.03330414
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , hazard ratio , interquartile range , nephrology , observational study , palliative care , confidence interval , quality of life (healthcare) , intensive care medicine , nursing
Survival, symptom burden, and quality of life (QOL) are uncertain for elderly patients with advanced CKD managed without dialysis. We examined these outcomes in patients managed with renal supportive care without dialysis (RSC-NFD) and those planned for or commencing dialysis.
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