What is it about?

It describes current practice in the UK for patients with end-stage kidney failure for whom dialysis is not desired or appropriate

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Why is it important?

The number of patients for whom this type of therapy is appropriate is steadily increasing. There has been little research into how best to manage these patients.

Perspectives

This was a revealing study, giving an insight into the way ones colleagues respond to everyday decisions and problems.

Dr Hugh C Rayner
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust

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This page is a summary of: Conservative Care for ESRD in the United Kingdom: A National Survey, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, November 2014, American Society of Nephrology,
DOI: 10.2215/cjn.05000514.
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