Conservative Treatment
Shared decision-making between nephrologists, patients key to conservative kidney management
Bhavika Gandhi, MD, understands the difficulty patients with advanced chronic kidney disease may face when it is time to make a decision about going on dialysis.
Nephrologists have made limited progress in offering supportive care
In the 1990s, leadership of the Renal Physicians Association and the American Society of Nephrology authorized development of Shared Decision-Making in the Appropriate Initiation of and Withdrawal from Dialysis.
RSA yielded superior functional outcomes vs. conservative treatment for humeral fractures
Results showed patients with acute displaced proximal humerus fractures who underwent reverse shoulder arthroplasty had better 1-year Constant-Murley scores compared with patients who received conservative, nonoperative treatment.
Hydrodissection may yield clinical, morphological improvements in carpal tunnel syndrome
Results showed ultrasound-guided hydrodissection of the median nerve may provide significant and persistent clinical and morphological improvements in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome not responding to conservative treatment.
Hospitalizations lower for patients with advanced CKD who choose conservative management
ORLANDO — Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease who choose conservative management have lower hospitalization rates vs. patients who choose dialysis, according to a study presented at ASN Kidney Week.
Conservative treatment may resolve olecranon bursitis without complications
BOSTON — Results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting showed conservative treatment may lead to resolution of olecranon bursitis without complications, infections, atrophy, skin depigmentation or surgery.
Work needed to support patients who initiate dialysis after choosing conservative care
Research presented at the American Nephrology Nurses Association National Symposium revealed 14% of patients who chose conservative management went on to receive dialysis.
Survey: Conservative kidney care available in most countries, but quality varies
Findings from the 2018 Global Kidney Health Atlas survey showed that although conservative management for kidney disease is available in most countries, the quality and accessibility of care varies.
Dialysis confers survival benefits to patients with advanced CKD vs. conservative care
Dialysis initiation “considerably” reduced mortality for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease when compared with conservative care, according to a meta-analysis of studies conducted across the globe.