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. 2016 Apr 15;11(5):812–820. doi: 10.2215/CJN.07180715

Table 3.

Percentages of responding physicians who agreed that, to the best of their knowledge, conservative management of CKD includes the following information

Knowledge of Conservative Management Nephrologists, N (%) Primary Care Providers, N (%) P Value
Includes symptom management 259 (97.7) 123 (97.0) 0.42
Includes advanced care planning 250 (94.3) 115 (90.6) 0.52
Is used for patients who forego dialysis 229 (86.4) 97 (76.4) <0.01
Is the same as palliative care of CKD 117 (44.2) 54 (42.5) 0.98
Is used as a bridge to kidney transplantation 48 (18.1) 39 (30.7) <0.01
Is the same as end of life care 53 (20.0) 14 (11.0) 0.08
Is used for patients who recently started dialysis 31 (11.7) 24 (18.9) 0.14