Open AccessChallenges in communication, prognostication and dialysis decision-making in the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for interdisciplinary care during crisis settings
Author(s) -
Devika Nair,
Sonia Malhotra,
Dale Lupu,
Glenda Harbert,
Jennifer S. Scherer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current opinion in nephrology and hypertension/current opinion in nephrology and hypertension, with evaluated medline
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.158
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1080-8221
pISSN - 1062-4821
DOI - 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000689
Subject(s) - pandemic , medicine , intensive care medicine , modalities , covid-19 , disease , dialysis , medline , demographics , personal protective equipment , medical emergency , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , psychiatry , social science , demography , sociology , political science , law
Using case vignettes, we highlight challenges in communication, prognostication, and medical decision-making that have been exacerbated by the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic for patients with kidney disease. We include best practice recommendations to mitigate these issues and conclude with implications for interdisciplinary models of care in crisis settings.