Are there alternatives to hemodialysis for the elderly patient with end-stage renal failure?
Mayo Clin Proc
.
2012 Jun;87(6):514-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.02.016.
Authors
Bjorg Thorsteinsdottir
1
,
Keith M Swetz
,
Molly A Feely
,
Paul S Mueller
,
Amy W Williams
Affiliation
1
Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
[email protected]
PMID:
22677071
PMCID:
PMC3498386
DOI:
10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.02.016
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Aged
Beneficence
Decision Making
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / mortality
Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
Palliative Care
Paternalism
Prognosis
Quality of Life
Renal Dialysis*
Treatment Outcome