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The strange case of Mr. H. Starting dialysis at 90 years of age: clinical choices impact on ethical decisions
BACKGROUND: Starting dialysis at an advanced age is a clinical challenge and an ethical dilemma. The advantages of starting dialysis at “extreme” ages are questionable as high dialysis-related morbidity induces a reflection on the cost- benefit ratio of this demanding and expensive treatment in a pe...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5680775/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29121886 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12910-017-0219-4 |