Abstract:ABSTR ACT: There is little descriptive information regarding the conservative management of Japanese end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. We carried out a retrospective case series analysis of elderly Japanese end-stage CKD patients who were hospitalized and died without the provision of renal replacement therapy (RRT) programs. A total of 25 consecutive patients followed by a nephrologist for a median of 443 days with a mean age of 81.7 ± 7.5 years were included. The most common symptom on admissi… Show more
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