
Older patients with advanced chronic kidney disease who initiate dialysis within a month may experience modest survival benefits, but this comes at the cost of spending more time in inpatient care settings compared to those who continue medical management.


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Survival may be longer among older people with chronic kidney failure, but those patients commonly have less time at home compared with those choosing medical management.

Dialysis Benefits in CKD Come With Trade-Offs

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Dialysis Initiation in Chronic Kidney Disease: Weighing Survival Benefits Against Increased Inpatient Care
