Kidney supportive care: an update of the current state of the art of palliative care in CKD patients

Kidney supportive care: an update of the current state of the art of palliative care in CKD patients

ABSTRACT Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a public health burden worldwide for its increasing incidence and prevalence, high impact on the health related quality of life (HRQoL) and life expectancy, and high personal and social cost. Patients with advanced CKD, in dialysis or not, suffer a burden from symptoms very similar to other chronic diseases and have a life span not superior to many malignancies. Accordingly, in recent years, renal palliative care has been recommended to be integrated in the traditional care delivered to this population. This research provides an updated overview on renal palliative care from the relevant literature.

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Main Authors: Tavares,Alze Pereira dos Santos, Santos,Cássia Gomes da Silveira, Tzanno-Martins,Carmen, Barros Neto,José, Silva,Ana Maria Misael da, Lotaif,Leda, Souza,Jonathan Vinicius Lourenço
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2021
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002021000100074
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