Palliative peritoneal dialysis: Implementation of a home care programme for terminal patients treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD)

Terminal-stage patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) are often transferred to haemodialysis as they are unable to perform the dialysis technique themselves since their functional capacities are reduced. We present our experience with five patients on PD with a short-term life-threatening condition, w...

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Main Authors: Maite Rivera Gorrin, José Luis Teruel-Briones, Victor Burguera Vion, Lourdes Rexach, Carlos Quereda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Nefrología (English Edition)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2013251415000061