Dialysis for Chronic Kidney Failure

Author/s: 
Jennifer E. Flythe, Kristin L. Walter
Date Added: 
October 8, 2024
Journal/Publication: 
JAMA
Publication Date: 
October 2, 2024
Type: 
Meta-analyses, Reviews, and Guidelines
Format: 
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A 22-minute audiotape on dialysis for patients with chronic kidney failure. James W. Mold, MD, MPH

Abstract

Selection of hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis and timing of dialysis initiation are influenced by patient symptoms, laboratory trajectories, patient preferences, and therapy cost and availability; shared decision-making is key. Jennifer E. Flythe, MD, MPH, from the University of North Carolina, discusses dialysis for chronic kidney failure with JAMA Deputy Editor Kristin L. Walter, MD, MS.

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