Nephrology providers’ perspective and use of mortality prognostic tools in dialysis patients
Although several well validated prognostic tools are available for predicting mortality, the nephrology providers studied do not use them in routine practice, even after an educational intervention. Other approaches should be explored to help incorporate prognostication in shared-decision-making for patients receiving dialysis.
Authors
- Sean Meagher
- Katharine L. Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2282-4778)
- Bradley Tompkins
- Amanda G. Kennedy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7540-4961)
- Colton Jensen
- Jennifer Bergeron
- Christina Marchese
Institutions
- University of Vermont (US)
- West Virginia University (US)
- Tufts University (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- University of Vermont Medical Center (US)
- West Virginia University Hospitals (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nephrology
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-024-03861-y
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health