Medicine
Advanced Care Planning in Chronic Kidney Disease
Quick fact
Among dialysis patients, those who engage in advance care planning are less likely to receive intensive, unwanted treatments at the end of life and more likely to die in their preferred setting, such as home with hospice rather than in the hospital.
Why this is interesting
You have a chronic illness that will eventually require a major life-support decision. You've met your doctor, but have you said what kind of life you want to live? For anyone with chronic kidney disease, this conversation is as vital as any lab test.