Conservative kidney management may be a viable treatment for patients with chronic kidney disease, but researchers found not many patients are aware of the therapy. For older adults with comorbidities, “there is increasing evidence for the potential of [conservative kidney management (CKM)] to maintain quality of life without necessarily decreasing life expectancy,” Jennifer S. Scherer, MD, of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote. Researchers examined several factors affecting the uptake of CKM — defined as a holistic approach to managing CKD
Study: Conservative kidney management may be viable alternative to dialysis to treat CKD
Conservative kidney management may be a viable treatment for patients with chronic kidney disease, but researchers found not many patients are aware of the therapy. For older adults with comorbidities, “there is increasing evidence for the potential of [conservative kidney management (CKM)] to maintain quality of life without necessarily decreasing life expectancy,” Jennifer S. Scherer, MD, of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote. Researchers examined several factors affecting the uptake of CKM — defined as a holistic approach to managing CKD