title: Renal supportive and palliative care: position statement.
authors.forename: Su
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crail
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D032722:Advance Care Planning / Q000592:standards; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001293:Attitude to Death; D015897:Comorbidity; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009398:Nephrology / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D018579:Patient Selection / Q000941:ethics; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000941:ethics / Q000401:mortality / Q000592:standards*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000592:standards; D029181:Spirituality; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000592:standards; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000592:standards