Table 4.

Examples of dialysis documentation in advance directives of patients receiving dialysis

“I do not want dialysis.”

“Use dialysis as appropriate.”

“Continue dialysis as needed.”

“No dialysis.”

“To dialyze or not will be my choice.”

“Do not start dialysis.”

“I have a dialysis catheter in my right arm. No needles or blood pressure cuff in the right arm.”

“If I am permanently unconscious, I would want to stop dialysis.”

“If I am dying, I would want to stop all life–sustaining measures, including mechanical ventilation, artificial nutrition, and dialysis.”