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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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Autores principales: Piccoli, Giorgina Barbara, Sofronie, Andreea Corina, Coindre, Jean-Philippe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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