Starting dialysis can be a significant transition in someone's life, impacting both their physical routine and emotional well-being. “This can be a very difficult process for our patients,” says ...

A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine sheds new light on the complex decision-making process for older adults with chronic kidney failure. The choices, either starting dialysis ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . With the proper support system, urgent-start peritoneal dialysis is feasible and cost-efficient, according to a ...

Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis is an important strategy to promote home dialysis, according to investigators. Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (PD) is safer than urgent-start hemodialysis (HD), ...

Within 6 months of starting dialysis, patients with end-stage renal disease experience a decline in their ability to carry out the instrumental activities of daily life (IADL), and this is especially ...

For older adults with complex health problems, immediately starting dialysis when their kidney function falls below a standard threshold gives them about a week more of life but two more weeks in a ...

MUNICH, GERMANY—Planned early initiation of dialysis does not improve survival or clinical outcomes among patients with end-stage renal disease, study findings show. MUNICH, GERMANY—Planned early ...

The decision to go on dialysis is often automatic, but using a shared decision-making process reduces the chance that a patient will regret it later. How can physicians help their patients live well ...