“There has been growing recognition of the importance of conservative non-dialytic management as an alternative patient-centered treatment strategy for advanced kidney disease. However ...

In this study, the investigators compared hospitalization rates among 309,188 patients with advanced kidney disease who were treated with conservative management or dialysis over the period of ...

Nevertheless, there is room for skepticism. In 2017, Medicare began to cover dialytic treatment of AKI in outpatient dialysis facilities. This change in coverage may have subtly altered the ...

Based on eGFR values, we advocate a “rule of 30-20-10” mnemonic that corresponds to eGFR action thresholds in the preparation of patients for possible dialytic therapy. When the eGFR is at or ...