A Description of Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in a Major Urban Center Receiving Conservative Care

Background: Conservative/palliative (nondialysis) management is an option for some individuals for treatment of stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD). Little is known about these individuals treated with conservative care in the Canadian setting. Objective: To describe the characteristics of patients...

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Main Authors: Fareed B. Kamar, Helen Tam-Tham, Chandra Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-07-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2054358117718538