Das Praxishandbuch zur professionellen Behandlung und Begleitung von Menschen mit Nierenerkrankungen in palliativen Lebenssituationen für Pflegende, Ärzte und Palliative Care Teams stellt chronische Nierenerkrankungen im Endstadium hinsichtlich ihrer Ursa

Marckmann, Praxisbuch Ethik in der Medizin, 2., aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage, 2022, Buch, Fachbuch, 978-3-95466-580-8. Bücher schnell und portofrei

Nephro-Palliativ

Background and objectives Dialysis is a preference-sensitive decision where prognosis may play an important role. Although patients desire risk prediction, nephrologists are wary of sharing this information. We reviewed the performance of prognostic indices for patients starting dialysis to facilita…

Kidney supportive care is the application of palliative medicine principles and practices
to patients with kidney disease. The goal is alleviation of suffering through treatment
of symptoms, empathic communication, and support for psychosocial distress. Kidney
supportive care includes primary pallia…

Kidney palliative care is a growing discipline within nephrology. Kidney palliative care specifically addresses the stress and burden of advanced kidney disease through the provision of expert symptom management, caregiver support, and advance care planning with the goal of optimizing quality of lif…

Dialysis-dependent ESRD is a serious illness with high disease burden, morbidity, and mortality. Mortality in the first year on dialysis for individuals over age 75 years old approaches 40%, and even those with better prognoses face multiple hospitalizations and declining functional status. In the l…

Comprehensive conservative (nondialytic) kidney care is widely recognized and delivered but until recently, has not been clearly defined. We provide a clear definition of comprehensive conservative care. This includes interventions to delay progression of kidney disease and minimize complications as…

There is a variation in dialysis withdrawal rates, but reasons for this variation across European countries are largely unknown. We therefore surveyed nephrologists’ perceptions of factors concerning dialysis withdrawal and palliative care and explored …

Conservative kidney management is increasingly accepted as an appropriate treatment option for patients with eGFR category 5 CKD who are unlikely to benefit from dialysis and/or who choose a nondialysis care option. However, there remains great variation in the delivery of their care. As part of the…