Morbidity and mortality data associated with ESRD and dialysis: should patients be informed? The "truth," the whole truth, and nothing but the truth... informing ESRD patients of their prognoses.
Miller
Ronald B
RB
Program of Medical Ethics, University of California, Irvine, USA.
D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D009017:Morbidity; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011379:Prognosis; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D014342:Truth Disclosure