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Thinking About the Future, Symptom Control and Other Aspects of Palliative Care in Advanced CKD (2022)
Book Chapter
Murtagh, F. E., Wilson, J., & Davison, S. N. (2022). Thinking About the Future, Symptom Control and Other Aspects of Palliative Care in Advanced CKD. In M. Harber (Ed.), Primer on Nephrology (1163-1174). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76419-7_68

Palliative and supportive care have always been important for those with advanced CKD, but – until recently – there has been little research or evidence to inform best care. This is changing rapidly. This chapter draws on recent evidence to provide a... Read More about Thinking About the Future, Symptom Control and Other Aspects of Palliative Care in Advanced CKD.

End-stage kidney disease (2021)
Book Chapter
Murtagh, F. (2021). End-stage kidney disease. In N. I. Cherny, M. T. Fallon, S. Kaasa, R. K. Portenoy, & D. C. Currow (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine (1010-1019). (6th ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198821328.003.0095

End-stage kidney disease accounts for 1–2% of all deaths. With ageing of the population, this proportion will grow steadily over the coming years. Symptom burden in end-stage kidney disease exceeds advanced cancer, with added renal-specific symptoms,... Read More about End-stage kidney disease.

Ethics in palliative care research (2015)
Book Chapter
Koffman, J., Stone, K., & Murtagh, F. E. (2015). Ethics in palliative care research. In E. Bruera, I. Higginson, C. F. von Gunten, & T. Morita (Eds.), Textbook of palliative medicine (211-220). (2nd ed.). Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press