Palliative peritoneal dialysis: Implementation of a home care programme for terminal patients treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD)
[EN]: Terminal-stage patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) are often transferred to haemodialysis as they are unable to perform the dialysis technique themselves since their functional capacities are reduced. We present our experience with five patients on PD with a short-term life-threatening condit...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/199706 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/199706 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Palliative peritoneal dialysis Renal palliative care and organisation Peritoneal dialysis Home dialysis Diálisis peritoneal paliativa Cuidados paliativos renales Diálisis peritoneal Diálisis domiciliaria |
| Sumario: | [EN]: Terminal-stage patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) are often transferred to haemodialysis as they are unable to perform the dialysis technique themselves since their functional capacities are reduced. We present our experience with five patients on PD with a short-term life-threatening condition, whose treatment was shared by primary care units and who were treated with a PD modality adapted to their circumstances, which we call Palliative Peritoneal Dialysis. © 2015 Sociedad Española de Nefrología. |
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