Conservative Management of End Stage Renal Disease and Withdrawal of Dialysis (Disease/Disorder Overview‪)‬

Reviewed by Kalli Stilos, RN, MScN, CHPCN(C), Advanced Practice Nurse, Palliative Care Consult Team, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, ON This paper was written by the following four physicians: Dr.Murtagh from the Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; Dr. Spagnolo from the Department of Educational Sciences & Board of Directors for Bioethics in Rome, Italy; Dr. Panocchia from the Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Hemodialysis, Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University, School of Medicine, Renal Program, Rome, Italy; and Dr. Gambaro from the Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Columbus-Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University, School of Medicine, Renal Program, Rome, Italy.