Survival is not enough: reflections of a long-term renal patient.
J Nephrol
; 21 Suppl 13: S3-6, 2008.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18446724
ABSTRACT
A kidney patient recalls his experience of almost 45 years of renal replacement therapy covering nearly 25 years of dialysis and 20 years with a transplant. At the beginning, patient or graft survival was a major goal and symbol of successful treatment. But for the patient, what really matters is the quality of his life, assuming he can survive.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Renal Dialysis
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Kidney Transplantation
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Survivors
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Humans
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Male
/
Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
J Nephrol
Journal subject:
NEFROLOGIA
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom