"Practical considerations in dialysis withdrawal: "to have that option is a blessing"." by Lewis Cohen, MD

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Practical considerations in dialysis withdrawal: "to have that option is a blessing".

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Lewis Cohen, MD, Baystate Health
Michael Germain, MD, Baystate Health
David M Poppel, MD, Baystate Health

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Article, Peer-reviewed

Publication Date

4-1-2003

Abstract

Cessation of life-support treatment is an appropriate option for situations in which the burdens of therapy substantially outweigh the benefits. Decisions to withdraw dialysis now precede 1 in 4 deaths of patients who have end-stage renal disease. Guideli

Publication ISSN

0098-7484

Citation Information

JAMA 2003 Apr 23-30;289(16):2113-9.