Inpatient Kidney Palliative Care for Kidney Transplant Recipients With Failing Allografts
Naoka Murakami, Samantha L. Gelfand, Kate Sciacca, Kelsey Killeen, Richard E. Leiter, Joel T. Adler, Anil Chandraker, Joshua R. Lakin
Abstract
Kidney transplantation provides longer survival and better quality of life than dialysis for patients with end-stage kidney disease. However, complications and allograft failure are common.1 The clinical course of patients with allograft failure tends to be complex and variable.2,3 Navigating the experience of allograft failure—including decisions regarding dialysis, retransplantation, or conservative management—can therefore be emotionally challenging for both patients and providers.
Topics & Concepts
Kidney transplantMedicinePalliative careKidneyKidney transplantationIntensive care medicineInternal medicineNursingPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesPharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments