When Less Is More: Optimizing Care for Elderly Patients Failing to Thrive on Dialysis

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 Apr;55(4):1241-1245. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.12.475. Epub 2017 Dec 14.

Authors

Julien O'Riordan¹, Pauline M Kane², Helen Noble³, Sharon Beatty⁴, Eileen Mannion⁴, Camilla Murtagh⁵, Ita Harnett⁵, Andrew Smyth⁶

Affiliations

¹ Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland. Electronic address: julien.oriordan@gmail.com.
² Midlands Specialist Community Palliative Care Services, Tullamore, Ireland.
³ Queen's University, Belfast, UK.
⁴ Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland.
⁵ Galway Hospice Foundation, Galway, Ireland.
⁶ Galway University Hospital & National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.

PMID: 29248567
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.12.475

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Comorbidity
Disease Management
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / epidemiology
Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
Male
Palliative Care / ethics
Palliative Care / methods
Patient-Centered Care* / ethics
Patient-Centered Care* / methods
Renal Dialysis* / ethics