Table 3.
Survey details for the eight conservative care patients who commenced dialysis within the 3-year follow-up period
| Treatment Summary | Survival Status at 3 yr | Survival Duration After Initiation of Dialysis, d |
|---|---|---|
| 47-yr-old Woman: initially chose conservative care; started APD and then HD; continues on HD | Alive | 1067 |
| 71-yr-old Man: initially chose conservative care; however, after several hospital admissions, family insisted on dialysis; changed to center HD | Alive | 797 |
| 60-yr-old Woman: bipolar disorder; refused all treatment initially but did not want discussions about end-of-life care; had PD catheter inserted but later commenced center HD (time-limited trial) | Alive | 638 |
| 80-yr-old Woman: physician started APD; patient withdrew from therapy (time-limited trial) | Deceased | 3 |
| 75-yr-old Woman: started acute HD in ICU for symptom management | Deceased | 7 |
| 71-yr-old Man: commenced HD when he became unwell; cognitively impaired but adamant about wanting dialysis (time-limited trial) | Deceased | 118 |
| 85-yr-old Man: admitted from ICU; commenced center HD for symptom management; commenced dialysis | Deceased | 426 |
| 74-yr-old Woman: commenced HD for symptom management; MI on dialysis | Deceased | 536 |
APD, automated peritoneal dialysis; HD, hemodialysis; PD, peritoneal dialysis; ICU, intensive care unit; MI, myocardial infarction.