Dialysis decision making in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States

American Journal of Kidney Diseases : the Official Journal of the National Kidney Foundation
J K McKenzieM Siegler

Abstract

This study was designed to determine the extent to which differences in criteria for dialysis patient selection and availability of financial resources cause the wide variation in acceptance rates for dialysis in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We also sought to determine whether there is agreement among nephrologists in the three countries on which patients should not be offered dialysis. We used a cross-sectional survey of all members of the Canadian Society of Nephrology and the Renal Association of Great Britain, and a randomized sample of 800 members of the American Society of Nephrology. Five case vignettes were presented asking for yes/no decisions on offering or not offering dialysis, together with ranking of factors considered important. We also inquired about dialysis resources and physician demographics. We compared responses by country. More nephrologists from the United Kingdom returned responses (83%) than Canadian (53%) or American (36%) nephrologists. American nephrologists offered dialysis more than Canadian or British nephrologists (three of five cases; P < 0.04 to P < 0.001) and ranked patient/family wishes (three of five cases; P < 0.057 to P < 0.0001) and fear of lawsuit (P < 0.04 to P = ...Continue Reading

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