The decision to no longer live on chronic hemodialysis

Auteurs

Patrick McKegney.

Résumé

Most patients receiving chronic hemodialysis consider withdrawing from it if the "quality of life" available to them and/or their families is not sufficient. It would benefit most patients to openly discuss this option with the staff early in the program, thus making it a legitimate topic for discussion later when they may consider it more strongly. The authors' data suggest that this procedure will decrease the morbidity and mortality of patients receiving dialysis. MALADIE-CHRONIQUE MALADIE-PHYSIQUE ARRÊT-TRAITEMENT QUALITÉ-VIE


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