Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Preferences of People Receiving Dialysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Whether the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) preferences of patients receiving dialysis align with their values and other aspects of end-of-life care is not known.

Objective

To describe the CPR preferences of patients receiving dialysis and how these preferences are associated with their responses to questions about other aspects of end-of-life care.

Design, setting, and participants

Cross-sectional survey study of a consecutive sample of patients receiving dialysis at 31 nonprofit dialysis facilities in 2 US metropolitan areas (Seattle, Washington, and Nashville, Tennessee) between April 22, 2015, and October 2, 2018. Analyses for this article were conducted between December 2018 and April 2020.

Exposures

Participants were asked to respond to the

SUBMITTER: Bernacki GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7445594 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature