End of Life, Withdrawal, and Palliative Care Utilization among Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis Therapy

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Authors

Ching‐Yu Julius Chen

Björg Thorsteinsdottir · Ethics and Public Policy Center

Lisa E. Vaughan

Molly A. Feely · National Council for Palliative Care

Robert C. Albright · Hypertension Institute

Macaulay Onuigbo · Mayo Clinic Health System

Suzanne M. Norby · Hypertension Institute

Christy Gossett

Abstract

In this single-center study, the rate of hemodialysis withdrawals were twice the frequency previously described. Acute medical complications and frailty appeared to be driving factors. However, palliative care services were used in only a minority of patients.

Topics & Keywords

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Organ Donation and Transplantation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volume 13, Issue 8, pp. 1172-1179

DOI: 10.2215/cjn.00590118

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