Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Outpatient Dialysis Clinics: Perception of Futility?

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada christopher.chan@uhn.ca.

Editorial

Benoit Imbeault et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 Mar.

. 2019 Mar;30(3):369-370.

doi: 10.1681/ASN.2019010046. Epub 2019 Feb 7.

¹ Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada christopher.chan@uhn.ca.

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular; dialysis; sudden cardiac death.

Comment on

Outcomes for Hemodialysis Patients Given Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Cardiac Arrest at Outpatient Dialysis Clinics.
Pun PH, Dupre ME, Starks MA, Tyson C, Vellano K, Svetkey LP, Hansen S, Frizzelle BG, McNally B, Jollis JG, Al-Khatib SM, Granger CB; CARES Surveillance Group. Pun PH, et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 Mar;30(3):461-470. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2018090911. Epub 2019 Feb 7. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019. PMID: 30733235 Free PMC article.

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