Renouncement of renal replacement therapy: withdrawal and refusal
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Renouncement of renal replacement therapy: withdrawal and refusal.
Renouncement of renal replacement therapy (RRT) is a medical dilemma. This review covers the concept, the magnitude, the prognosis, and discusses strategies and management approaches about this subject in patients with CKD and AKI. Evidence suggests that refusal is more frequent and carries a more guarded prognosis than withdrawal of RRT. When RRT is not expected to be beneficial in terms of su...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0101-2800
DOI: 10.5935/0101-2800.20170054