id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_qfwobab6q5d7xb6lteqw52qac4 D. N. Churchill Dialysis: Destination or Journey 2014.0 3 .pdf application/pdf 2730 217 50 for patients treated with dialysis, particularly elderly individuals, is an important health care issue. process-driven approach to dialysis care to one that incorporates a realistic assessment, in collaboration with the patient, of the relationship between the treatment goals and future outcomes.1 They argue against the current culture of applying clinical practice guidelines to all patients and challenge the benefits For patients with CKD who might require dialysis, the invasive and lifestyle-changing effect of the therapy makes this "dialysis as a bridge to transplantation or long-term maintenance." Patients considered to have a good prognosis and whose goal is transplantation or long-term maintenance dialysis, preferably self-care, would be included in this group. dialysis." In practice, this strategy is most applicable to patients with severe dementia and those with poor functional patients undergoing dialysis and admitted to long-term hospital care ever return home.4 Among 3702 nursing home ./cache/work_qfwobab6q5d7xb6lteqw52qac4.pdf ./txt/work_qfwobab6q5d7xb6lteqw52qac4.txt